Is it coincidental that both Reagan and Thatcher had dementia? [View all]

[BlueStreak]

We know that Reagan's dementia was well advanced by the end of his term, which means there were undoubtedly mental processes not working correctly by the time he took office in 1981.

In Thatcher's case, the onset was revealed a decade after she left office.

What we really don't know is how early this disease starts degrading brainpower. It is clear that the effect is not uniform. Some brain functions are clearly affected earlier and more severely than others.

Given these things, I am surprised that I have not seen any discussion here or elsewhere about the possible connections between this brain robbing disease and the kinds of policies both of these people followed.

Maybe they were both just naturally dark, hollow people without a lick of empathy. But I wonder if their disease played a part.