Neuropathology of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis of long duration

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-143

  Iwanaga, Keisuke ^a,e   Hayashi, Shintaro ^a   Oyake, Mutsuo ^a,b   Horikawa, Yoh ^b   Hayashi, Tsunemi ^c   Wakabayashi, Masatoshi ^c   Kondo, Hiroshi ^d   Tsuji, Shoji ^a   Takahashi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Shinrakuen Hospital   (Japan)

^c Nishi Ojiya National Hospital   (Japan)

^d Niigata National Hospital   (Japan)

^e NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bunina body; long duration; morphometry; progressive spinal muscular atrophy; skein like inclusion; sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCLUSION BODIES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031041363     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(96)00297-3     Document Type: Article

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