Progressive supranuclear palsy: extensive neuropil threads in addition to neurofibrillary tangles
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Familial progressive supranuclear palsy.
A progressive extrapyramidal syndrome and dementia occurred in three members of one family. The age of onset was in the seventh decade and the affected individuals showed many of the clinical features of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). Necropsy of one individual revealed the neuropathological features of PSP. We propose that this family has a familial form of PSP and review the evidence i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Neuropathologica
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0001-6322,1432-0533
DOI: 10.1007/bf00688244