“Glial bundles” in the spinal cord late after paralytic anterior poliomyelitis
- 1 December 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of Neurology
- Vol. 4 (6) , 562-563
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.410040617
Abstract
“Glial bundles” in the proximal portion of the anterior spinal roots, identical to those in Werdnig‐Hoffmann disease, were observed in 3 patients many years after attacks of acute paralytic anterior poliomyelitis. These structures should therefore be considered a nonspecific astrocytic reaction secondary to the destruction of motor neurons and their axons rather than a malformation specific for Werdnig‐Hoffmann disease.Keywords
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