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Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging in Stroke: Cross-Sectional and Follow-Up Assessment of Amyloid in Ischemic Stroke

Sahathevan R 1 , Linden T 1 , Villemagne VL 1 , Churilov L 1 , Ly JV 1 , Rowe C 1 Show all authors , Donnan G 1 , Brodtmann A 2

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  • 1 From the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (R.S., T.L., L.C., J.V.L., G.D., A.D.); University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (R.S., V.L.V., L.C., J.V.L., C.R., G.D., A.D.); Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bangi, Malaysia (R.S.); Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden (T.L.); and Austin Hospital PET Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (V.L.V., C.R.)
  • 2 From the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (R.S., T.L., L.C., J.V.L., G.D., A.D.); University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (R.S., V.L.V., L.C., J.V.L., C.R., G.D., A.D.); Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bangi, Malaysia (R.S.); Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden (T.L.); and Austin Hospital PET Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (V.L.V., C.R.). [email protected]
Stroke, 2016 Jan;47(1):113-9.
PMID: 26578658 DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010528

Abstract

Cardiovascular risk factors significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer disease. A possible mechanism may be via ischemic infarction-driving amyloid deposition. We conducted a study to determine the presence of β-amyloid in infarct, peri-infarct, and hemispheric areas after stroke. We hypothesized that an infarct would trigger β-amyloid deposition, with deposition over time.

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