Adrenoleukodystrophy with involvement of the cerebral cortex

Neuropathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 106-111

  Kakita, Akiyoshi ^a   Ishikawa, Atsushi ^b   Koike, Ryoko ^a   Tsuji, Shoji ^a   Takahashi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nishi Ojiya National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenoleukodystrophy; Cortical neuron; Lamellar inclusion; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL INCLUSION; CELL LOSS; GLIA CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0030858746     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.1997.tb00022.x     Document Type: Article

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