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Protein tangles in Alzheimer's patients could help predict brain shrinkage
Research suggests tangles of tau could be used to predict how much shrinkage will occur and where
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Prospective longitudinal atrophy in Alzheimer's disease correlates with the intensity and topography of baseline tau-PET
β-Amyloid plaques and tau-containing neurofibrillary tangles are the two neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and are thought to play crucial roles in …
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