About the Authors

Mireia Campos-Martorell

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Ma Ángeles Montero

Affiliation Department of Anatomic Pathology, Hospital Vall d' Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Mar Hernández-Guillamón

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Anna Rosell

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Javier Gomis

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

David Salat

Affiliation Neurovascular Unit, Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital Vall d' Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Lidia García-Bonilla

Affiliation Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Joan Montaner

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Affiliations Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Neurovascular Unit, Department of Neurology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital Vall d' Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MC MHG AR LGB JM. Performed the experiments: MC MAM JG. Analyzed the data: MC MAM DS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAM JG. Wrote the paper: MC MHG LGB AR DS JM.