A surgical method to improve the homeostasis of CSF for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

Reduced cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production and increased resistance to CSF outflow are considered to be associated with aging, and are also characteristics of Alzheimer disease (AD). These changes probably result in a decrease in the efficiency of the mechanism by which CSF removes toxic molecules...

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Main Authors: Yang Qin, Jian Wen Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2016.00261/full