Influence of age on brain edema formation, secondary brain damage and inflammatory response after brain trauma in mice.

After traumatic brain injury (TBI) elderly patients suffer from higher mortality rate and worse functional outcome compared to young patients. However, experimental TBI research is primarily performed in young animals. Aim of the present study was to clarify whether age affects functional outcome, n...

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Main Authors: Ralph Timaru-Kast, Clara Luh, Philipp Gotthardt, Changsheng Huang, Michael K Schäfer, Kristin Engelhard, Serge C Thal
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c527921eb9924d529e9034bacb3e0a8a
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