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April 15, 2014Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience186 citationsOpen Access

A Large, Cross-Sectional Observational Study of Serum BDNF, Cognitive Function, and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly

HSHiroyuki ShimadaNihon UniversityHMHyuma MakizakoKagoshima UniversityTDTakehiko DoiNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Low serum BDNF was associated with lower cognitive test scores and MCI. Future prospective studies should establish the discriminative value of serum BDNF for the risk of MCI.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8fd33b305d713c2bed89dhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2014.00069
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