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Histological evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a large series of neurodegenerative diseases

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HL, KD, JLH and TR receive a research Grant from CBD solutions; JLH and TL receive Grants from the MSA Trust, ARUK and Parkinson’s UK. This research was partly supported by the NIHR Queen Square Biomedical Research Unit in Dementia based at University College London Hospitals, University College London. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.

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Ling, H., Holton, J.L., Shaw, K. et al. Histological evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a large series of neurodegenerative diseases. Acta Neuropathol 130, 891–893 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-015-1496-y

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