Clinico-neuropathological study of a Chinese case of familial adult Leigh syndrome

Neuropathology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 218-221

  Piao, Yue Shan ^a   Tang, Guo Cai ^a   Yang, Hong ^a   Lu, De Hong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adult form; Leigh syndrome; Mitochondrial encephalopathy; Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN STEM; CAPILLARY PROLIFERATION; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CELL LOSS; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUMSINESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DULLNESS; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHASIA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIGH DISEASE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOPATHY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; TEGMENTUM; THALAMUS;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BRAIN; CHINA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIGH DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 33646725461     PISSN: 09196544     EISSN: 14401789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2006.00686.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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