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Stroke and brain atrophy in chronic Chagas disease patients: A new theory proposition

Chagas disease (CD) remains a major cause of cardiomyopathy and stroke in developing countries. Brain damage in CD has been attributed exclusively to the effects of structural heart disease on the brain, including cardioembolism and low cardiac output symptoms. However, CD patients also develop stro...

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Autor principal: Oliveira-Filho, Jamary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642009DN30100005