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Neuropathological Classification of Huntington's Disease

J. Vonsattel, R. Myers, Thomas J. Stevens, R. Ferrante, E. Bird, E. Richardson

1985.11.1JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

DOI: 10.1097/00005072-198511000-00003

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These studies indicate that analyses of the caudate nucleus in grade 4 would reflect mainly its astrocytic composition with a component of remote neurons projecting to the striatum, which would reflect early cellular and biochemical changes in HD.

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VONSATTEL, J., et al. Neuropathological classification of huntington's disease. JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY, 1985, 44: 559–577.