Abstract
We report a sibling case of Nasu disease. A 35-year-old housewife, whose parents were consanguineous and whose sister died of the same disease, developed dementia, followed by bone fracture, incontinence and convulsions. She died at age 41. Pathologically, characteristic membranocystic changes of the fat cells in bone marrow and adipose tissues were observed. Neuropathologically, there was demyelination associated with intense gliosis and numerous spheroids in the cerebral white matter. At the electron microscope level, these spheroids were an accumulation of various cell organelles. In addition, some had Hirano bodies. Incontinence was correlated with reduction of the number of nerve cells in Onuf's nucleus of the sacral cord.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 38-45 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Clinical Neuropathology |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
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Minagawa, M., Maeshiro, H., Shioda, K., & Hirano, A. (1985). Membranous lipodystrophy (Nasu disease): Clinical and neuropathological study of a case. Clinical Neuropathology, 4(1), 38-45.