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The neuronal cytoskeleton in acute brain injury
M O Fitzpatrick1, D Dewar, G M Teasdale
1Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow, UK.
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|March 10, 1999
Abstract:
The microtubules, neurofilaments and microfilaments of the neuronal cytoskeleton are essential for the normal functioning of the neurone. Recent studies have shown that disruption of the cytoskeleton may represent a final pathway in many types of neuronal cell injury with both the somato-dendritic and axonal cytoskeleton being affected. This review discusses the current evidence on the role of the neuronal cytoskeleton in the pathogenesis of traumatic brain damage.