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CA1 hippocampal neuronal loss in familial Alzheimer's disease presenilin-1 E280A mutation is related to epilepsy.
Epilepsia - 1 Jul 2004
Velez-Pardo Carlos, Arellano Jon I, Cardona-Gomez Patricia, Jimenez Del Rio Marlene, Lopera Francisco, De Felipe Javier
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PURPOSE: Alzheimer disease (AD) and epilepsy are brain disorders frequently associated with neuronal cell loss in mesial temporal lobe structures, but presenting different patterns of damage. Recently it was proposed that a causal relation may exist between AD pathology and the appearance of epilepsy in some cases with AD. This study aimed to determine the neuronal loss in CA1 hippocampal region from patients...
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