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A Quantitative Study of Empty Baskets in Essential Tremor and Other Motor Neurodegenerative Diseases.
Lee, Paul J; Kerridge, Chloë A; Chatterjee, Debotri; Koeppen, Arnulf H; Faust, Phyllis L; Louis, Elan D.
Afiliación
  • Lee PJ; Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; New York, New York; Albany, New York.
  • Kerridge CA; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
  • Chatterjee D; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
  • Koeppen AH; Research, Neurology, and Pathology Services, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Albany Medical College, Albany.
  • Faust PL; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center and the New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York.
  • Louis ED; Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; New York, New York; Albany, New York.
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol ; 78(2): 113-122, 2019 02 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30590599
ABSTRACT
The underlying biology of essential tremor (ET) is poorly understood. Purkinje cell (PC) loss has been observed in some studies, although this finding remains somewhat controversial. Basket cells are interneurons whose axonal collaterals form a plexus around PC soma. When there is PC loss, this basket plexus appears empty. We used dual immunohistochemical staining for calbindin D28k and glutamic acid decarboxylase to quantify "empty baskets" as an indirect and alternative method of detecting PC loss. Microscopic analyses on 127 brains included ET and a spectrum of motor neurodegenerative diseases (50 ET, 27 spinocerebellar ataxias [SCAs], 25 Parkinson disease, 25 controls). The median percentage of empty baskets in ET patients was 1.5 times higher than controls (48.8% vs 33.5%, p < 0.001) but lower in ET than in SCA1 (59.7%, p = 0.011), SCA2 (77.5%, p = 0.003), and SCA6 (87.0%, p < 0.001). PC loss is not a feature of SCA3, and the median percentage of empty baskets (30.1%) was similar to controls (p = 0.303). These data provide support for PC loss in ET and are consistent with the notion that ET could represent a mild form of cerebellar degeneration with an intermediate degree of PC loss.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Células de Purkinje / Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas / Temblor Esencial / Interneuronas Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Neuropathol Exp Neurol Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Células de Purkinje / Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas / Temblor Esencial / Interneuronas Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Neuropathol Exp Neurol Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article