Thursday 30 June 2022 10:36 PM Women who have gone through menopause have 'hyperintensities', raises risk of ... trends now
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Going through menopause can cause dangerous lesions to form on a woman's brain that even potentially increases her risk of developing Alzheimer's, a new study finds.
Researchers at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) found that when women go through menopause they form hyperintensities on their brain's white matter - increasing their risk of developing a variety of conditions like Alzheimer's or suffering from a stroke.
Every woman will eventually undergo menopause, and the study that finds that once the process begins their likelihood of developing these conditions jumps significantly when compared to men.
Women who undergo the process earlier may also develop the disease earlier in life than those who have menopause later.
Women who have already undergone menopause have more hyperintensities on their brains, and the lesions put them at a higher risk of cognitive decline (file photo)
'White matter hyperintensities increase as the brain ages, and while having them does not mean that a person will develop dementia or have a stroke, larger amounts may increase a person's risk,' Dr Monique Breteler, of the
