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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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01274/full |