LOSS OF NERVE-FIBERS IN THE CORPUS-CALLOSUM OF PROGRESSIVE SUBCORTICAL VASCULAR ENCEPHALOPATHY

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作者
YAMANOUCHI, H
SUGIURA, S
SHIMADA, H
机构
[1] TOKYO METROPOLITAN GERIATR HOSP & INST GERONTOL,DEPT PATHOL,ITABASHI KU,TOKYO 173,JAPAN
[2] TOKYO METROPOLITAN GERIATR HOSP & INST GERONTOL,DEPT CLIN PATHOL,TOKYO 173,JAPAN
关键词
Corpus callosum; Electron microscopy; Nerve fibres; Progressive subcortical vascular encephalopathy;
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10.1007/BF00319666
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The nerve fibres of the corpus callosum were studied by electron microscopy in five elderly patients with progressive subcortical vascular encephalopathy (PSVE) and compared with those in six age-matched controls. The number of nerve fibres per unit area of the corpus callosum was decreased in PSVE by 18-26%. The loss of nerve fibres in the corpus callosum can play a role in inducing the cognitive deficit of PSVE, on the basis of the loss of nerve fibres in the cerebral hemispheres. © 1990 Springer-Verlag.
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