Cerebral emboli may hold secret to Alzheimer's disease. Detecting these blood clots offers promise of treatment, and possibly prevention, for vascular dementia and AD.
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology*