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Spatial patterns of alpha-synuclein positive glial cytoplasmic inclusions in multiple system atrophy
Richard A Armstrong1, Peter L Lantos, Nigel J Cairns
1Vision Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom. R.A.Armstrong@aston.ac.uk
Abstract:
In cases of multiple system atrophy (MSA), glial cytoplasmic inclusions (GCI) were distributed randomly or present in large diffuse clusters (>1,600 microm in diameter) in most areas studied. These spatial patterns contrast with those reported for filamentous neuronal inclusions in the tauopathies and alpha-synucleinopathies.