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ATROPHY OF BASAL GANGLIA IN PICK'S DISEASE

1944; American Medical Association; Volume: 51; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/archneurpsyc.1944.02290250033002

2330-9628

Andrew J. Akelaitis,

Neurological diseases and metabolism

Although several observers in recent years have commented on the occurrence of changes in parts of the central nervous system other than the cerebral cortex in the condition of symmetric cortical atrophy first described by Pick, most workers continue to emphasize the cortical changes in their evaluation of the clinical signs and symptoms. The present case is reported as a good example of the extensive changes which may occur in subcortical gray masses in Pick's disease. REPORT OF A CASE R. B., aged 48, a former electrical engineer, was admitted to the Rochester Municipal Hospital, March 17, 1936. He said, "The doctor says I'm nervous, but I feel swell." Family History. —The family history was without significance. Personal History. —The patient had been healthy prior to the present illness. He finished college at the age of 18 and up to 1932 had worked successfully as an engineer, to which profession