Increased blood--brain barrier permeability in type II diabetes demonstrated by gadolinium magnetic resonance imaging. (Paper)

Authors :: Starr, J.M.
Wardlaw, J.
Ferguson, K.
MacLullich, A.
Deary, I.J.
Marshall, I.
Source :: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. January 2003, Vol. 74 Issue 1, p70, 7 p.
Publication Year :: 2003
Abstract: Objectives: Patients with type II diabetes are at increased risk of cognitive impairment. The retinal and renal complications of diabetes follow microvascular damage permitting small arterioles to leak, hence the [...]

Subjects :: Physiological aspects
Blood-brain barrier -- Physiological aspects
Type 2 diabetes -- Physiological aspects

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