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Descriptor
English
:
Lewy Bodies
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuerpos de Lewy
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Corpos de Lewy
Synonyms
English
:
Bodies, Lewy
Body, Lewy
Lewy Body
Lewy Neurites
Tree Number:
A11.284.420.460
Definition
English
:
Intracytoplasmic, eosinophilic, round to elongated inclusions found in
vacuoles
of injured or fragmented
neurons
. The presence of
Lewy bodies
is the histological marker of the degenerative changes in
LEWY BODY DISEASE
and
PARKINSON DISEASE
but they may be seen in other neurological conditions. They are typically found in the
substantia nigra
and
locus coeruleus
but they are also seen in the
basal forebrain
, hypothalamic nuclei, and
neocortex.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
LEWY BODY DISEASE
is also available
See Related
English
:
Lewy Body Disease
Parkinson Disease
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
30008
Unique Identifier:
D016631
Occurrence in VHL
:
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