Friedreich's ataxia with isolated vitamin E deficiency: A neuropathological study of a Tunisian patient

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 633-637

  Larnaout, A ^a   Belal, S ^a   Zouari, M ^a   Fki, M ^a   Ben Hamida, C ^a   Goebel, H H ^b   Ben Hamida, M ^a   Hentati, F ^a  

^a Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Friedreich's ataxia; Lipofuscin storage; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; FAT DROPLET; LIPOFUSCIN;

ADULT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATION; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINE; THALAMUS; TUNISIA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL CORD; TUNISIA; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030965366     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050662     Document Type: Article

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