Pathologic staging of white matter lesions in adult-onset leukoencephalopathy/leukodystrophy with axonal spheroids

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 233-240

  Alturkustani, Murad ^a,b,f   Keith, Julia ^c   Hazrati, Lili Naz ^d   Rademakers, Rosa ^e   Ang, Lee Cyn ^a,b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adult onset leukoencephalopathy leukodystrophy with axonal spheroids; Axonal leukodystrophy; Hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids; Progressive multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CD68 ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MYELIN;

ADULT; ADULT ONSET LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY LEUKODYSTROPHY WITH AXONAL SPHEROID; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELINATED NERVE; NEUROPATHY; OLIGODENDROGLIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER; WHITE MATTER LESION; DISEASE COURSE; GENETICS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHIES; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84923692847     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0000000000000168     Document Type: Article

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