Open AccessThe Neurosurgical Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: A Review
Author(s) -
Adrian W. Laxton,
Scellig Stone,
Andrés M. Lozano
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.798
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1423-0372
pISSN - 1011-6125
DOI - 10.1159/000364914
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , clinical trial , intensive care medicine , deep brain stimulation , neurosurgery , neuroscience , surgery , pathology , psychology , parkinson's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurological illness of increasing prevalence. Because many patients are affected and current treatments have limited effectiveness, other therapeutic strategies are urgently needed.
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