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Date Submitted:
12/17/07
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'Silent' Strokes Common in Older People
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"Silent" strokes and other unrecognized brain abnormalities -- including benign brain tumors and aneurysms -- are common among older people, new research shows. Brain imaging was performed on 2,000 people participating in an ongoing study from the Netherlands designed to explore the effect of aging on the brain. The average age of the study participants was 63.
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