Immunohistochemical identification of plasma protein deposits in the wall of lenticulostriate arteries in patients with long-standing hypertension, with and without lipohyalinosis Identificação imuno-histoquímica de depósitos de proteínas plasmáticas na parede das artérias lentículo-estriadas em pacientes com hipertensão arterial de longa duração, com e sem lipo-hialinose

PURPOSE: To investigate, through an immunohistochemical method, whether there is deposition of plasma proteins in the wall of lenticulostriate, cortical and leptomeningeal arteries of hypertensive patients, with and without lipohyalinosis. METHOD: Forty patients with essential hypertension were sele...

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Main Authors: Magda Rocha Andrade, José Eymard Homem Pittella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2009-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2009000100020