Dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy: Clinicopathological study of dementia and involvement of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in seven autopsy cases

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 502-508

  Tsuchiya, K ^a,b   Oyanagi, S ^b   Arima, K ^b,c   Ikeda, K ^b   Akashi, T ^d   Ando, S ^c   Kurosawa, T ^e   Ikeuchi, T ^f   Tsuji, S ^f  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN MATSUZAWA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^d Mental Health and Welfare Center   (Japan)

^e Izu Teishin Hospital   (Japan)

^f NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy; Neuropathology; Nucleus basalis of Meynert

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BRAIN WEIGHT; CELL LOSS; CHILD; CHOREOATHETOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NERVE CELL; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHETOSIS; ATROPHY; CADAVER; CHOREA; DEMENTIA; DENTATE GYRUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; RED NUCLEUS; SUBSTANTIA INNOMINATA;

EID: 0031662537     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004010050925     Document Type: Article

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