title: Incidental diagnosis of an asymptomatic adult-onset Alexander disease by brain magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: chinneosyo0624@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Setsu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawai
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Office of Medical Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Minako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beppu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomokatsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D038261:Alexander Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
keywords: Alexander disease; Asymptomatic; GFAP; Genetic testing; Incidental diagnosis