POLYGLUCOSAN BODIES IN BRAIN-TISSUE - A SYSTEMATIC STUDY

The relation between age, sex and presence of polyglucosan bodies in t he brain has been systematically studied in 64 patients who did not su ffer from neurological brain disorders and in 2 cases with Lafora's di sease. In the normal brain the number of polyglucosan bodies is relate d to increasing age. Under the age of 40, polyglucosan bodies can be f ound sporadically in cases without a neurological disorder, but in the cases of Lafora's disease their number is uncomparatively higher. A s ex relation has not been found.