Autopsy survey for Alzheimer's disease in Nigerian Africans: A preliminary report.

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Title:	Autopsy survey for Alzheimer's disease in Nigerian Africans: A preliminary report.
Authors:	OSUNTOKUN, B.O. OGUNNIYI, A. JUNAID, T. A. LEKWAUWA, U.G.
Keywords:	alzheimer disease autospy survey elderly patients
Issue Date:	Mar-1995
Publisher:	SPECTRUM BOOKS LIMITED.
Citation:	Afr. J. med med Sci.1995-Vol 24:75-79
Abstract:	We carried out an autopsy survey on 198 brains of Nigerians aged 40 years and above to determine the occunence of (neuropathognomonic) changes of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in our elderly patients. Forty five patients (23%) were above 65 years of age. Appropriately stained histological sections of various parts of the brains showed mild cortical neuronal loss and absence of neurofibrillary tangles, senile plaques and amyloid angiopathy — hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease and ageing reported in the Caucasians and Japanese.
Description:	Article
URI:	http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/1999
ISSN:	1116-4077
Appears in Collections:	African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

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