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\nBenzodiazepines are a type of medication prescribed to people with anxiety and panic disorders. But do they cause dementia? In this video, I talk about the research on benzodiazepines and dementia, and what it means for people taking...\nBenzodiazepines are a type of medication prescribed to people with anxiety and panic disorders. But do they cause dementia? In this video, I talk about the research on benzodiazepines and dementia, and what it means for people taking these medications.

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Allison, C, and J A Pratt. “Neuroadaptive processes in GABAergic and glutamatergic systems in benzodiazepine dependence.” Pharmacology & therapeutics vol. 98,2 (2003): 171-95. doi:10.1016/s0163-7258(03)00029-9

Shi, Y., Cui, M., Ochs, K. et al. Long-term diazepam treatment enhances microglial spine engulfment and impairs cognitive performance via the mitochondrial 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO). Nat Neurosci 25, 317–329 (2022).

Lauren B Gerlach, DO, MS, Hyungjin Myra Kim, ScD, Rosalinda V Ignacio, MS, Julie Strominger, MS, Donovan T Maust, MD, MS, Use of Benzodiazepines and Risk of Incident Dementia: A Retrospective Cohort Study, The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 77, Issue 5, May 2022, Pages 1035–1041,

Joyce, G, Ferido, P, Thunell, J, Tysinger, B, Zissimopoulos, J Benzodiazepine use and the risk of dementia. Alzheimer's Dement. 2022; 8:e12309.\n
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