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Page 846
... blood ( anemia , leukemia ) . Vascular diseases , including stroke , are an important pathology . The central nervous system has a high metabolic rate and depends upon a liberal blood supply for nutri- tion and for clearance of ...
... blood ( anemia , leukemia ) . Vascular diseases , including stroke , are an important pathology . The central nervous system has a high metabolic rate and depends upon a liberal blood supply for nutri- tion and for clearance of ...
Page 849
... blood plasma exchange speeds recovery . Ischemic neuropathies are those in which local or diffuse blood - vessel occlusion leads to damage of the Schwann cells . The most common example is external compression of a nerve , as when a ...
... blood plasma exchange speeds recovery . Ischemic neuropathies are those in which local or diffuse blood - vessel occlusion leads to damage of the Schwann cells . The most common example is external compression of a nerve , as when a ...
Page 858
... blood supply the huge requirements of the brain for blood and the fact that the last branches of arteries anastomose , or join together , very little , if at all , make the supply quite precarious . To help smooth out the different ...
... blood supply the huge requirements of the brain for blood and the fact that the last branches of arteries anastomose , or join together , very little , if at all , make the supply quite precarious . To help smooth out the different ...
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