Ataxia telangiectasia with vascular abnormalities in the brain parenchyma: report of an autopsy case and literature review.
Pathol Int
; 51(4): 271-6, 2001 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11350609
ABSTRACT
A 25-year-old man was admitted to the Department of Neurology, Gunma University Hospital, in June 1997. He had an intellectual disability and had suffered from repeated infection since childhood. Cerebellar ataxia had developed at 19 years of age and he had been clinically diagnosed with ataxia telangiectasia (AT) comprising cerebellar ataxia and oculocutaneous telangiectasia at 24 years of age. He died from pneumonia and renal failure at 26 years of age. Neuropathological examination revealed Purkinje cell loss and atrophy of the dentate nuclei in the cerebellum, anterior horn-cell atrophy and demyelination of the gracile fasciculi in the spinal cord, and the existence of nucleocytomegalic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. These neuropathological findings correlated with previously reported cases of AT. In addition, spongy degeneration was found, predominantly around the blood vessels in the cerebral cortex. Diffuse spongy degeneration and multiple foci of coagulative necrosis with calcification were noted in the white matter. Abnormal vasculature was noted in both degenerative and necrotic areas in the cerebral cortex and in the white matter. The vessels at the center of the areas of spongy degeneration in the cerebral cortex had irregularly arranged and enlarged smooth-muscle-cell nuclei and a distorted, narrow lumen. The vessels present in the white matter were hyalinized. To our knowledge, these vascular abnormalities in the brain parenchyma have not been reported previously.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ataxia Telangiectasia
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Cerebrovascular Circulation
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Pathol Int
Journal subject:
PATOLOGIA
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan
Country of publication:
AU
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AUSTRALIA
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AUSTRÁLIA