Striatonigral degeneration. A case report and a review of the literature.
A case of striatonigral degeneration is described: only 32 cases of 'pure' striatonigral degeneration have been reported previously. The neuropathological findings, the clinical syndromes and therapeutic results of these 33 patients are reviewed and discussed.
van Leeuwen
R B
RB
Department of Neurology, Westeinde Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Perquin
W V
WV
D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000473:pathology*; D011699:Putamen / Q000473:pathology; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000473:pathology*