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Newest in this topic

  1. Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of inflammatory markers in Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonian disorders 2018-09-05
  2. The Inflammatory Marker YKL-40 Is Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Alzheimer's but Not Parkinson's Disease or Dementia with Lewy Bodies 2015-08-13

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2015 to 2018

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  • PloS one 1
  • Scientific reports 1

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  1. Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of inflammatory markers in Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonian disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Scientific reports 2018-09-05 Biomarkers

    Inflammation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD).

  2. A major difference in the revised diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the incorporation of biomarkers to support a clinical diagnosis and allow the identification of preclinical AD due to AD neuropathological processes.

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