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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with ophthalmoplegia. A clinicopathologic study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  485889     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Ophthalmoplegia is rarely observed in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We describe a patient with ALS in whom ophthalmoplegia, initially appearing midway in her course, progressed to total paralysis of extraocular movements by the time of death. In addition to the usual postmortem findings of ALS in the brain stem and spinal cord, there was extensive neuronal loss and gliosis involving the caudal portions of the dorsal and intermediate components of the oculomotor nuclei, the caudal part of the trochlear nuclei, and the abducens nuclei. This represents the first detailed report of the findings in the nuclei of cranial nerves III, IV, and VI in a patient with ALS and ophthalmoplegia.
Authors:
D G Harvey; R M Torack; H E Rosenbaum
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of neurology     Volume:  36     ISSN:  0003-9942     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Neurol.     Publication Date:  1979 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1979-11-28     Completed Date:  1979-11-28     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372436     Medline TA:  Arch Neurol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  615-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / pathology*
Brain / pathology*
Brain Stem / pathology
Cell Nucleus / pathology
Cerebral Cortex / pathology
Female
Gliosis / pathology
Humans
Middle Aged
Ophthalmoplegia / pathology*
Spinal Cord / pathology

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