NR AASU
AU Arendt,T.; Bigl,V.; Arendt,A.
TI Neurone loss in the nucleus basalis of Meynert in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
QU Acta Neuropathologica 1984; 65(1): 85-8
PT journal article
AB In a man of 47 with a 2-month history of Creutzfeldt-Jakob-disease verified neuropathologically a morphometric study of the nucleus basalis of Meynert, the major source of cholinergic innervation of the cortex, revealed a neuronal loss of 45%. The degeneration of these neurones may provide the morphological substrate of the cortical cholinergic deficiency which has been reported in this condition. The six subpopulations of the nucleus basalis were affected in different degrees. Neuronal loss was most pronounced in those subpopulations which project to cortical areas most affected by spongiosis and neuronal loss. It is suggested that maintenance of the nucleus basalis complex is a necessary condition for higher cortical function.
IN Ein 47 Jahre alter Patient starb nach 2 Monaten mit Symptomen an der Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit. Neuropathologisch wurde festgestellt, dass der Neuronenverlust im Meynert-Bündel 45% betrug. Durch diese Nervenzellen erfolgt der größte Teil der cholinergen Inervation der Hirnrinde. Die verstärkte Zerstörung dieses Nervenbündels könnte daher die Ursache für das bei CJD-Patienten beobachtete cholinerge Defizit sein.
MH Basal Ganglia/*pathology; Case Report; Cholinergic Fibers/pathology; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome/*pathology; Human; Male; Middle Age; Neurons/pathology; Substantia Innominata/*pathology
SP englisch
PO Westdeutschland