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==Argyrophilic grain disease== | ==Argyrophilic grain disease== | ||
==Globular glial tauopathies== | |||
*Commonly abbreviated ''GGT''. | |||
*AKA ''sporadic multiple system tauopathy''. | |||
*Rare disease.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Ahmed | first1 = Z. | last2 = Bigio | first2 = EH. | last3 = Budka | first3 = H. | last4 = Dickson | first4 = DW. | last5 = Ferrer | first5 = I. | last6 = Ghetti | first6 = B. | last7 = Giaccone | first7 = G. | last8 = Hatanpaa | first8 = KJ. | last9 = Holton | first9 = JL. | title = Globular glial tauopathies (GGT): consensus recommendations. | journal = Acta Neuropathol | volume = 126 | issue = 4 | pages = 537-544 | month = Oct | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1007/s00401-013-1171-0 | PMID = 23995422 }}</ref> | |||
*Combination of frontotemporal dementia and motor neuron disease or only part thereof. | |||
*4-repeat tauopathy. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
*Globular oligodendroglial and astrocytic Tau inclusions. | |||
*Absence of tufted astrocytes. | |||
*Mostly Gallyas-negative. | |||