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Ultrastructural study of neurons in metachromatic leukodystrophy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2826059     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Neuronal inclusions were investigated with the electron microscope in several regions of the central nervous system (CNS) of a patient with late infantile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). The neuronal perikarya of the spinal anterior horn cells and the neurons in the globus pallidus were distended with concentrically arranged lamellar inclusions which closely resembled membranous cytoplasmic bodies (MCB) of gangliosidoses. Large pyramidal neurons in the motor cortex also contained a few smaller MCB-like inclusions. These neuronal inclusions were relatively uniform in size and in morphology in contrast to pleomorphic inclusions in glial cells in MLD. Membrane-bound vacuoles containing moderately electron-dense granular materials or electron-dense aggregates were found in some pyramidal neurons in the Ammon's horn and cerebellar Purkinje cells. These changes were interpreted to represent the reaction of these neurons to subtle cellular injury which may or may not be related to metabolic derrangement in MLD.
Authors:
L Peng; K Suzuki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical neuropathology     Volume:  6     ISSN:  0722-5091     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Neuropathol.     Publication Date:    1987 Sep-Oct
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-01-29     Completed Date:  1988-01-29     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8214420     Medline TA:  Clin Neuropathol     Country:  GERMANY, WEST    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  224-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Central Nervous System / ultrastructure*
Child
Humans
Inclusion Bodies / ultrastructure
Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic / pathology*
Male
Neurons / ultrastructure*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
NS 03356/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS 10803/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS 24453/NS/NINDS NIH HHS

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