Study protocol: ASCRIBED: the impact of Acute SystematiC inflammation upon cerebRospinal fluId and blood BiomarkErs of brain inflammation and injury in dementia: a study in acute hip fracture patients

Study protocol: ASCRIBED: the impact of Acute SystematiC inflammation upon cerebRospinal fluId and blood BiomarkErs of brain inflammation and injury in dementia: a study in acute hip fracture patients

Abstract Background Hip fracture represents a substantial acute inflammatory trauma, which may constitute a significant insult to the degenerating brain. Research suggests that an injury of this kind can affect memory and thinking in the future but it is unclear whether, and how, inflammatory trauma...

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Main Authors: Nick Leavey, Simon P. Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Jane Cross, Henrik Zetterberg, Colm Cunningham, Alasdair MacLullich, Leiv Otto Watne, Anne Marie Minihane, Clive Ballard, Anne-Brita Knapskog, Roanna Hall, Gregory Howard, Matt Hammond, Chris Fox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Dementia
Hip fracture
Inflammation
Cerebrospinal fluid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1447-7

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