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Infection of the central nervous system, sepsis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Fang Fang, Honglei Chen, Karin Wirdefeldt +5 more2011PLoS ONEJournal Article
10.1371/journal.pone.0029749PubMedFree full text
Immune/InnateNeurological

Abstract

Our results suggest that acute and severe infections unlikely contribute to the development of ALS; however, ALS patients are at a higher risk of sepsis after diagnosis, compared to ALS free individuals.

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  • Central and systemic endotoxin challenges exacerbate the local inflammatory response and increase neuronal death during chronic neurodegenerationJournal of Neuroscience · 2005

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