Incidence of dementia before age 65 years following World Trade Center exposure: A prospective study of cognition in general responders
Sean A.P. Clouston, World Trade Center Aging Research Team · 2025
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Sean Clouston and the World Trade Center Aging Research Team track early dementia in attack responders, in a 2025 study. General responders worked in the debris of the World Trade Center after the attacks. Many breathed fine dust that may harm the brain. The team asked how often dementia strikes this group before age sixty-five.
Responders without dementia at first testing were checked about every eighteen months for up to five years. Exposure was graded from work histories, dust contact, and protective gear use, from low to severe. The cohort held nearly ten thousand responders in a mandated health program on Long Island. Incidence is compared between the hardest-exposed responders and those shielded or unexposed. The design isolates exposure as the key contrast.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sean A.P. Clouston, World Trade Center Aging Research Team |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |