Morphometrical reappraisal of motor neuron system of Pick's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with dementia
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Morphometrical reappraisal of motor neuron system of Pick's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with dementia
Abstract
The conventional concept of Pick's disease does not distinguish Pick's disease with Pick bodies (Pick body disease, PBD) from Pick's disease without Pick bodies [lobar atrophy without Pick bodies, LA-PB(-)]. Recently, intraneuronal ubiquitin-positive inclusions (ub-inclusions), which are thought to be a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with dementia (ALS-D), have been found also in LA-PB(-). We reconfirmed that ub-inclusions are consistently detected in LA-PB(-) as well as ALS-D. Subsequently, morphometric evaluation for involvement of the upper and lower motor neuron systems were performed in seven cases each of PBD, LA-PB(-), ALS-D and controls. As an indicator of upper motor neuron involvement, the total number of axons through the pyramis of the medulla oblongata was employed and for lower motor neuron involvement, the number of hypoglossal neurons per unit area was calculated. In LA-PB(-), axons of the pyramidal tract were significantly reduced in comparison to PBD and controls, while the lower motor neurons were preserved. Contrary to LA-PB(-), ALS-D revealed significant reduction of hypoglossal neurons but its pyramidal tract tends to be relatively preserved. These results seem to indicate that LA-PB(-) and ALS-D belong to the same spectrum and consist of subgroups with ub-inclusions and involvement of motor neuron system in common. The involvement of the upper motor neuron system is emphasized in LA-PB(-), while ALS-D accentuates the lower motor neuron system. However, the border between the two group is not always clear and there are patients who can not be definitively classified.
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