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Exposure to general anesthesia and the risk of dementia

Exposure to anesthesia and surgery has been hypothesized to increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). While the exact pathogenesis of AD remains unknown, it potentially involves specific proteins (eg, amyloid beta and tau) and neuroinflammation. A growing body of preclinical evidence...

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Autores principales: Yang, Chih-Wen, Fuh, Jong-Ling
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26527897
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S55579