Late appearance of acanthocytes during the course of chorea-acanthocytosis

Authors
Sorrentino, G De Renzo, A Miniello, S Nori, O Bonavita, V
Citation
G. Sorrentino et al., Late appearance of acanthocytes during the course of chorea-acanthocytosis, J NEUR SCI, 163(2), 1999, pp. 175-178
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN journal
0022510X → ACNP
Volume
163
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
175 - 178
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-510X(19990301)163:2<175:LAOADT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A case of chorea-acanthocytosis (CA) syndrome is described. The presence of acanthocytes has usually been considered an important diagnostic marker of CA. However, it is not specific and other neurological diseases have to be considered. In the present report we rule out other diagnostic possibiliti es and show that the acanthocytes in the peripheral blood smears can appear even later during the course of the disease. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V . All rights reserved.