Basal ganglia calcification in Down's syndrome.
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Basal ganglia calcification in Down's syndrome.
The basal ganglia from 33 patients (all over one year of age) with Down's syndrome were examined pathologically. Forty-five per cent had calcification. Basal ganglia calcification was localised to a constant area of globus pallidus and became more prominent with increased age. Calcification and amyloid degeneration of the adjacent blood vessels were present. The proximity of abnormal blood vess...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.48.1.61