Torpedo formation and Purkinje cell loss: Modeling their relationship in cerebellar disease

Cerebellum

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 433-439

  Louis, Elan D ^a,b,c,e   Kuo, Sheng Han ^b   Vonsattel, Jean Paul G ^b,d   Faust, Phyllis L ^d  

^a Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Essential tremor; Multiple system atrophy; Neurodegeneration; Pathophysiology; Purkinje cells; Spinocerebellar ataxia; Torpedoes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MULTIVARIATE LINEAR REGRESSION MODEL; NERVE CELL CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; QUADRATIC MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TORPEDO COUNT; TORPEDO FORMATION; VERY ELDERLY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL DEATH; CEREBELLUM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMORTEM CHANGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL DEATH; CEREBELLUM; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PURKINJE CELLS; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS;

EID: 84904641165     PISSN: 14734222     EISSN: 14734230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12311-014-0556-5     Document Type: Article

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