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This risk is especially relevant for patients who were already at risk for deficiencies before starting treatment

is an associate editor of the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimers Disease and Alzheimers and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring

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everything comes with complications. Reports of aspiration underline the need for medical supervision while taking the medications, Levy says

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