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. 2016 Jan 30;11:8. doi: 10.1186/s13013-016-0063-1

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Cascade Concept for AIS pathogenesis based on the findings of Clark et al. [4] that place adipose tissue and energy control in relation to the predisposition to AIS. It is speculated that leptin is linked to human central nervous system development, asynchronous neuro-osseous growth mechanism, and the dorsal shear mechanism. NCS = neurocentralsynchondrosis, GP = growth plate