Cochlear degeneration in Leigh disease: Histopathologic features

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2239-2242

  Ulualp, Seckin O ^a   Wright, Charles G ^a   Pawlowski, Karen ^a   Roland, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Basophilic deposits; Human temporal bone pathology; Leigh disease; Nerve degeneration; Organ of corti; Stria vascularis

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA INJURY; CORTI ORGAN; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAIR CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LEIGH DISEASE; MALE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPORAL BONE; TISSUE SECTION;

AUTOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COCHLEA; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LEIGH DISEASE; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; ORGAN OF CORTI; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 10044242833     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000149465.80703.8e     Document Type: Review

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