Remote ischemic conditioning improves cognition in patients with subcortical ischemic vascular dementia

Abstract Background Subcortical ischemic vascular dementia (SIVD) is very common among the older people, but has no approved treatment. Preclinical trials show that remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) reduces recurrence of ischemic stroke. We hypothesize that RIC may also be an effective therapy for...

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Main Authors: Zhangyuan Liao, Yali Bu, Meijie Li, Ranran Han, Nan Zhang, Junwei Hao, Wei Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1435-y