Association between single moderate to severe traumatic brain injury and long-term tauopathy in humans and preclinical animal models: a systematic narrative review of the literature

Abstract Background The initiation, anatomic pattern, and extent of tau spread in traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the mechanism by which TBI leads to long-term tau pathology, remain controversial. Some studies suggest that moderate to severe TBI is sufficient to promote tau pathology; however, oth...

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Main Authors: Ariel Walker, Ben Chapin, Jose Abisambra, Steven T. DeKosky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Acta Neuropathologica Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-022-01311-0