The neuropathology of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Brain Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 350-364

  McKee, Ann C ^a   Stein, Thor D ^a   Kiernan, Patrick T ^a   Alvarez, Victor E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Chronic traumatic encephalopathy; Tauopathy; TDP 43; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TAR DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TAU PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AGE; AMNESIA; ARMY; ASTROCYTE; AXONAL INJURY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN TISSUE; CAPILLARY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; GENDER; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MOOD CHANGE; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEURITE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPORT INJURY; STAGING; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TAUOPATHY; TDP 43 PROTEINOPATHY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 84928308982     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: 17503639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12248     Document Type: Conference Paper

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