Is Stroke a Neurodegenerative Condition? A Critical Review of Secondary Neurodegeneration and Amyloid-beta Accumulation after Stroke

Stroke-induced secondary neurodegeneration (SND) refers to the progressive and inexorable loss of tissues at sites connected to area damaged by the initial infarction. SND has been consistently observed to occur in humans and rodents after stroke. Intriguingly, stroke-induced SND shares a number of...

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Main Authors: Lin Kooi Ong, Frederick Rohan Walker, Michael Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Mathematical Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:AIMS Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/medicalScience/article/1201/fulltext.html