The link between chronic pain and Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Chronic pain often occurs in the elderly, particularly in the patients with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Although studies indicate that chronic pain correlates with cognitive decline, it is unclear whether chronic pain accelerates AD pathogenesis. In this re...

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Main Authors: Song Cao, Daniel W. Fisher, Tain Yu, Hongxin Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-019-1608-z