Giant Axonal Degeneration: Scanning Electron Microscopic and Biochemical Study of Scalp Hair
作者:
Lycklama à Nijeholt,
H.K. Koerten,
F.A. de Wolff,
期刊:
Dermatology
(Karger Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 188,
issue 4
页码: 258-262
ISSN:1018-8665
年代: 1994
DOI:10.1159/000247162
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Giant axonal neuropathy;Giant axonal degeneration;Scanning electron microscopy;Trichorrhexis nodosa;Grooving of hair;Biochemistry of hair
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Tightly curled ‘frizzy’ hair is a pathognomonic sign of giant axonal degeneration (GAD). The present study compares the morphological structure of the scalp hair of a GAD patient with that of her parents and first-degree relatives with the aid of scanning electron microscopy. The comparison included plaited hair of two age-matched controls, in order to exclude mechanical plaiting artifacts. Trichorrhexis nodosa and fringing of the cut ends were exclusively found in the patient’s hair. Longitudinal grooving was also frequently seen in hair of normal persons. Assay of carbon (C), sulfur (S) and nitrogen (N) contents of the patient’s hair was normal, but the S:N ratio was significantly reduced, as compared with her relatives. However, comparison with a control group of non-related healthy volunteers showed no dif
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