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Imbalances of other steroids, including cortisol and DHEA, develop as cells compensate for pregnenolone deficiency




Arguments

If it is true that...

Estrogen is a brain excitant, present use creates an effect on verbal fluency and other signs of awareness of the environment

and

Alzheimer-type dementia is different from other dementias, but it overlaps with them, and with age-related and stress-related changes in other organs

Then it must be true that...

Imbalances of other steroids, including cortisol and DHEA, develop as cells compensate for pregnenolone deficiency


Consequences

If it is true that...

Imbalances of other steroids, including cortisol and DHEA, develop as cells compensate for pregnenolone deficiency

and

Hypothyroidism, estrogen excess, free unsaturated fats cause increased vascular permeability and brain edema, protein leakage, and alteration of the matrix

Then it must be true that...

Alzheimer-type dementia is different from other dementias, but it overlaps with them, and with age-related and stress-related changes in other organs