BETA-A4 AMYLOID PROTEIN DEPOSITION IN BRAIN AFTER HEAD TRAUMA

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作者
ROBERTS, GW [1 ]
GENTLEMAN, SM [1 ]
LYNCH, A [1 ]
GRAHAM, DI [1 ]
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[1] SO GEN HOSP,INST NEUROL SCI,DEPT NEUROPATHOL,GLASGOW G51 4TF,SCOTLAND
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10.1016/0140-6736(91)92724-G
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Previous reports have suggested that both repetitive head trauma and a single injury can be associated with the presence of diffuse beta-A4 amyloid protein plaques in long-term survivors. We have studied sixteen patients (aged 10-63 years) who sustained head injury and survived for only 6-18 days. Immunostaining with an antibody to beta-A4 amyloid showed extensive deposits of the protein in the cortex in six of the sixteen patients (38%). Thus, severe head injury can trigger beta-A4 deposition in the brain within days.
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