Tau Propagation as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target for Dementia: Potentials and Unanswered Questions

A unique clinical course of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), beginning with memory deficit as the earliest symptom, is well-correlated with a progressive pattern of intracellular aggregates of tau (neurofibrillary tangles), which spread from the medial temporal lobe to other brain areas in a stereotypical...

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Main Author: Shuko Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
tau
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01274/full