Adult-onset Alexander disease with typical "tadpole" brainstem atrophy and unusual bilateral basal ganglia involvement: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Alexander disease (ALX) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by white matter degeneration and cytoplasmic inclusions in astrocytes called Rosenthal fibers, labeled by antibodies against glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Three subtypes are distinguished according to age at...

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Autores principales: Namekawa, Michito, Takiyama, Yoshihisa, Honda, Junko, Shimazaki, Haruo, Sakoe, Kumi, Nakano, Imaharu
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20359319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-10-21

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20359319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-10-21

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