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Hypoxia and Ischemia of the Aged Brain: Pharmacotherapeutic Implications

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The prevalence of most cerebral disorders in middle and old age is now known. Illnesses such as brain infarction, Parkinson’s disease and the dementias, to mention the most important ones, are found to be most frequent in late life. They are often caused by hypoxic/ischemic events producing abnormalities in brain oxidative and energy metabolism.

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  1. Institute of Pathochemistry and General Neurochemistry, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 220, D-6900, Heidelberg, Germany

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  1. Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Flurstraße 17, D-8500, Nürnberg, Germany

    Dieter Platt (Direktor des Instituts für Gerontologie) (Direktor des Instituts für Gerontologie)

  2. 2. Medizinischen Klinik Klinikum Nürnberg, Flurstraße 17, D-8500, Nürnberg, Germany

    Dieter Platt (Direktor des Instituts für Gerontologie) (Direktor des Instituts für Gerontologie)

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Hoyer, S. (1986). Hypoxia and Ischemia of the Aged Brain: Pharmacotherapeutic Implications. In: Platt, D. (eds) Drugs and Aging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70788-9_10

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