Du Plooy, Jeanette Noel; Buys, A.V. (Antonia Vergina); Duim, Wiebren; Pretorius, Etheresia(Public Library of Science, 2013-07-16)
Thrombo-embolic ischemic stroke is a serious and debilitating disease, and it remains the second most common cause of death worldwide. Tobacco smoke exposure continues to be responsible for preventable deaths around the ...
Pretorius, Etheresia; Swanepoel, A.C. (Albe Carina); Buys, A.V. (Antonia Vergina); Vermeulen, Natasha; Duim, Wiebren; Kell, Douglas B.(Impact Journals, 2014-10)
A major trend in recent Parkinson’s disease (PD) research is the investigation of biological markers that could
help in identifying at‐risk individuals or to track disease progression and response to therapies. Central ...
BACKGROUND : Strokes are commonly preceded by transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). TIA is often associated with
metabolic syndrome (causing chronic inflammation), resulting in a proinflammatory- and procoagulantenvironment.
The ...
