IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/adp/joajnn/v6y2017i2p24-26.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Novel Structures Observed in the Brain of a Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Author

Listed:
  • Likun Wang
  • Guofeng Wu

    (Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, China)

  • Xinmei Luo

    (Department of Geriatric medicine , Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, China)

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common and most severe form of the motor neuron disease [1]. Patients with ALS progressively lose their ability to control voluntary movements and occasionally enter the totally locked-in state, in which they cannot move any part of their bodies including the eyes [2]. Electron microscope examination performed in ALS mice showed disorganized mitochondrial cristae and degenerating mitochondria in endothelial cells, astrocytes and motor neurons and extensive extracellular edema [3]. However, the brain ultrastructure of patients with ALS have poorly been reported [4,5]. Here, we reported a case of ALS patient with novel structures in his brain..

Suggested Citation

  • Likun Wang & Guofeng Wu & Xinmei Luo, 2017. "Novel Structures Observed in the Brain of a Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 6(2), pages 24-26, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:joajnn:v:6:y:2017:i:2:p:24-26
    DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2017.06.555681
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://juniperpublishers.com/oajnn/pdf/OAJNN.MS.ID.555681.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://juniperpublishers.com/oajnn/OAJNN.MS.ID.555681.php
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.19080/OAJNN.2017.06.555681?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:adp:joajnn:v:6:y:2017:i:2:p:24-26. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Robert Thomas (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.