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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...
Autores principales: | Namekawa, Michito, Takiyama, Yoshihisa, Honda, Junko, Shimazaki, Haruo, Sakoe, Kumi, Nakano, Imaharu |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2010
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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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