title: Hirano bodies in the perikaryon of the Purkinje cell in a case of Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Cylindrical forms of Hirano bodies were observed in the perikaryon of a Purkinje cell in a case of Alzheimer's disease. Scattered, typical senile plaques were also seen in the cerebellar cortex.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure*