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Long-term intracerebral inflammatory response after traumatic brain injury.
Forensic science international - 16 Dec 2004
Gentleman S M, Leclercq P D, Moyes L, Graham D I, Smith C, Griffin W S T, Nicoll J A R
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological and pathological studies suggest that head injury is a significant risk factor for subsequent neurodegeneration and cognitive decline in later life. The precise mechanisms for the development of post-traumatic neurodegenerative change are unclear but we hypothesize that persistence of inflammatory processes in the brain may play a key role and that some individuals are more susceptible to such...
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