ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Cerebral neural networks in cases of concomitant chronic cerebral ischemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Research Center of Neurology, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Vitaly F. Fokin
Volokolamskoye shosse, 80, Moscow, 125367, Russia; ur.liam@fvf

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Funding: the study was supported through the grant by RSF 22-15-00448.

Author contribution: Fokin VF — article authoring; Ponomareva NV — design of physiological and neuropsychological tests, general design of the study; Konovalov RN — design of neuroimaging evaluation; Shabalina AA — biochemical tests; Medvedev RB — dopplerogaphy; Lagoda OV — clinical tests; Boravova AI — psychophysiological tests; Krotenkova MV — management of neuroimaging evaluation; Tanashyan MM — management of clinical tests, general design of the study.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the local Ethical Committee of the Research Center of Neurology (Minutes #5-6/22 of June 1, 2022). All participants submitted signed informed consent forms.

Received: 2023-09-14 Accepted: 2023-09-22 Published online: 2023-10-31
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