Intracytoplasmic inclusion of Hirano type in Purkinje cells.
Intracytoplasmic, rod-shaped and eosinophilic inclusions were recognized only in Purkinje cells in a case of Crow-Fukase syndrome. The ultrastructure of the inclusions was similar to that of the Hirano body and was suspected to have some relation to neurofilaments.
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000473:pathology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000473:pathology*; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013577:Syndrome