Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
10/26/2018 / By Zoey Sky
Could brain surgery INCREASE risk of Alzheimer’s? Study suggests plaque responsible for dementia could stick to tools, spread the disease
It looks like patients need to be more vigilant because according to a study, brain surgery may spread Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which was published in the journal Acta Neuropathologica, noted that amyloid proteins, which were already linked to the condition, can be transmitted on poorly disinfected surgical instruments used during surgery. Researchers looked into the medical history […]
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