Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
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Elio Scarpini

Clinical Neurology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Biography

Dr. Elio Scarpini is chief of the Alzheimer Centre of the University of Milan, Ospedale Policlinico. He is particularly interested in and is involved in many clinical trials with disease-modifying drugs. He is the author of 300+ peer reviewed publications.

Publications

Recurrent Head Trauma: A Trigger of the Alzheimer Cascade or the Cause of an Independent Pathologic Entity? - An Explicative Case of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Mimicking Alzheimer's Disease

Repeated traumatic brain injuries have a negative impact on brain integrity and cognition. It was hypothesized that they could trigger the AD amyloidogenic cascade or they could represent a peculiar clinical entity labelled as “chronic traumatic encephalopathy”, CTE. To contribute in the understanding of this controversy we describe the... Read More»

Giulia Grande, Daniela Galimberti, Laura Maggiore, Elio Scarpini, Claudio Mariani and Carlo Lovati

Short Communication: J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2017, 7:408

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460.1000408

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