GIANT AXONAL NEUROPATHY - REPORT ON A CASE WITH FOCAL FIBER LOSS

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作者
SABATELLI, M
BERTINI, E
SERVIDEI, S
FERNANDEZ, E
MAGI, S
TONALI, P
机构
[1] NEUROL INST, ROME, ITALY
[2] VILDM, ROME, ITALY
[3] UNIV CATTOLICA SACRO CUORE, INST NEUROSURG, I-00168 ROME, ITALY
关键词
GIANT AXONAL NEUROPATHY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00310034
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We report on a 5 1/2 year-old boy with chronic progressive polyneuropathy. ataxia. and pyramidal signs. His hair was not curled. Sural nerve biopsy disclosed many axons enlarged by accumulation of 10-nm neurofilaments and a marked variability in the number of myelinated fibers as well as in the amount of axonal enlargements among different fascicles. These findings and the electrophysiological data were consistent with a giant axonal polyneuropathy with a multifocal fiber loss.
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页码:543 / 546
页数:4
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