ISSN:
1432-0533
Keywords:
Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy
;
Albinism
;
Spheroids
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary We present a cliniconeuropathologic study of infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD) in a 5-year-old Black girl with albinism. The clinical picture shows progressive psychomotor deterioration, beginning after 1 year of age, with hypotonia, pyramidal signs, optic atrophy, and deafness. Light-microscopic examination of the brain reveals wide distribution of spheroids, cerebellar atrophy, and neuronal loss with astrocytosis. This is the first described case of the combination of INAD with albinism.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00698297
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