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May 30, 2018 News by Patricia Inácio, PhD

Pompe Patients Have Abnormalities in Artery that Supplies Blood to the Brain, Study Shows

Patients with Pompe disease may develop structural changes in the basilar artery — an important artery that supplies oxygen to the brain — that may affect their risk for cerebrovascular complications, such as stroke. The study with that finding, “Decreased outlet angle of the superior cerebellar artery as indicator…

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