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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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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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