Onwuchekwa, a retiring professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Science, University of Port Harcourt, said this while delivering a valedictory lecture themed, ‘Working towards a healthy brain’, in Port Harcourt.
While describing dementia as a brain disorder, he said, “Once you have a healthy brain, you have a healthy body. The brain is the only organ that cannot be transplanted. “ He listed some of the causes of dementia as hypertension, diabetes and consumption of junk food, saying, “People who are isolated, and lonely most of the time tend to have dementia due to lack of interaction with others because there is no stimulation of the brain.”
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