ISSN:
1432-0533
Keywords:
Axonal neuropathy
;
Diabetic neuropathy
;
Polyglucosan bodies
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In the sural nerve of a 62-year-old woman with impaired glucose tolerance test and polyneuropathy, many intra-axonal polyglucosan bodies were observed. Polyglucosan bodies have been described in spontaneously or alloxan-diabetic rats, but are not usually observed in human diabetic neuropathy. Since intra-axonal polyglucosan bodies can occur in the sural nerve in various diseases and in aging, they are considered as non-specific changes. Their presence is probably related to a primary axonal neuropathy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00698301
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