The influence of coincidental vascular pathology on symptomatology and course of Alzheimer's disease.

doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-7508-8_11

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The influence of coincidental vascular pathology on symptomatology and course of Alzheimer's disease.

Journal of neural transmission. Supplementum - 1 Jan 1998

Pasquier F, Leys D, Scheltens P

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The aim of this review is to determine the influence of coincidental cerebrovascular pathology on the symptomatology and course of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The link between stroke and AD is probably higher than expected by chance for the following reasons: (i) both pathologies share genetic risk...

Topics

Alzheimer Disease
Apolipoprotein E4
Apolipoproteins E
Brain
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Disease Progression
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Risk Factors

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