Intracranial pressure and Alzheimer's disease: a hypothesis.
Several neuropathological and epidemiological data on Alzheimer's disease (AD) are considered in relation to data from other scientific sources. The correlation between all these data provides support for the hypothesis that high intracranial pressure (ICP) could play a role in the pathogenesis of AD.
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Catholic University of Leuven, Department of Brain and Behaviour, Belgium.
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male