Cerebrovascular injury as a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Conclusions
Cerebrovascular injury from a variety of causes, rather than the presence of AVM or the associated embolisation procedure per se, may be a risk factor for ALS within the context of a more complex multiple-hit model of pathogenesis.
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Turner, M. R., Goldacre, R., Talbot, K., Goldacre, M. J. Tags: Open access, Genetics, Drugs: CNS (not psychiatric), Motor neurone disease, Neuromuscular disease, Spinal cord, Stroke Neurodegeneration Source Type: research
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