Neuroaxonal dystrophy in the neonate. A case report.
The nervous system of a female infant who was hypotonic from birth and survived for 8 days was examined. Neuropathological and electron microscopic study revealed numerous neuroaxonal swellings, so-called spheroids, in the brainstem and extensive necrosis in the cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum.
D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology