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Neurodegenerative disorders have become one of the most important group of diseases in terms of disability and socioeconomic consequence to society. Our understanding of the pathogenesis of these disorders and their classification has increased dramatically in the last few years. This chapter describes the classification, pathogenesis and pathology of the different neurodegenerative disorders.
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Hilton, D.A., Shivane, A.G. (2015). Neurodegenerative Disorders. In: Neuropathology Simplified. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14605-8_12
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