The spatial arrangement patterns of senile plaques in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT)

D. Myers, Richard A. Armstrong, C.U.M. Smith, R.A. Carter

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Abstract

The spatial arrangement patterns of senile plaques have been studied in 10 micron cresyl violet stained sections cut from embedded portions of 20 brain regions from SDAT brains. Two studies are reported: an initial study using the Poisson distribution and a subsequent study using pattern analysis. The initial study indicated that plaques are arranged in discrete clumps in all brain regions when examined at x100 and x400 – suggesting that both small and larger scale clumping may be present. The pattern analysis study was applied to 8 cortical regions. This technique allows a more detailed study of pattern to be made. In all regions the technique revealed that the basic pattern of plaque arrangement is the regularly spaced discrete clump – which may be present on both large and small scales.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-106
Number of pages8
JournalNeuroscience Research Communications
Volume2
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 1988

Keywords

  • plaques
  • regular clumps
  • columnar units

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