Difference in Disease Pathology of CTE versus Alzheimer's Disease (IMAGE)

Indiana University

Difference in Disease Pathology of CTE versus Alzheimer's Disease

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These images highlight the differences found in the tau folds associated with Alzheimer's disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE. They also show an unidentified element found in CTE that does not exist in Alzheimer's disease.

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Indiana University School of Medicine

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