TitleCognitive performance in surgically menopausal women on estrogen.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsVerghese, J, Kuslansky, G, Katz, MJ, Sliwinski, M, Crystal, HA, Buschke, H, Lipton, RB
JournalNeurology
Volume55
Issue6
Pagination872-4
Date Published2000 Sep 26
ISSN0028-3878
KeywordsAged, Cognition, Estrogen Replacement Therapy, Female, Humans, Hysterectomy, Menopause, Premature, Neuropsychological Tests
Abstract

<p>Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) may help maintain normal cognitive function. Nondemented surgically menopausal women on ERT (n = 10) enrolled in a longitudinal aging study performed better than age- and education-matched control subjects (n = 25) on selected tests of verbal memory and constructional ability. These results suggest that ERT initiated soon after surgical menopause can have long-term neuroprotective effects in cognitively intact women.</p>

DOI10.1212/wnl.55.6.872
Alternate JournalNeurology
PubMed ID10994013
Grant ListAG03949-15 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States