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Down's syndrome: Is there a decreased population of neurons?
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Although gross abnormalities have been described in the brains of patients with Down's syndrome (DS), microscopic studies have revealed only minor and inconsistent findings. We compared two DS brains, in whole-brain serial sections, with similarly prepared age- and sex-matched normal controls. Architectonic abnormalities were noted, and cell counts revealed a significant poverty of granular cells in the DS brains, particularly in granular fields such as areas 3, 17, and 41. Golgi studies demonstrated all major cell types. A striking feature of the brain morphology in DS may be the curtailment of a specific cell type, most likely the aspinous stellate.
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“The fetal cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus have all been shown to contain fewer neurons in individuals with DS than in controls40–48, albeit based on small sample sizes17.”
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“Several studies have shown that fewer interneurons are present in the cortex of individuals with DS44,46,84 than in that of controls, suggesting that reduced generation of interneurons contributes to the overall reduced neurogenesis in DS.”
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“The hypocellularity persists with fewer total neurons being identified in the superior temporal gyrus in adolescents and adults with DS (15–35 years) (Ross et al., 1984; Giffin-Rao et al., 2020).”
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“Broadly, one study has identified a decreased number of aspinous stellate interneurons in young adults with DS (Ross et al., 1984).”
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- Authors
- Ross, M. H., Galaburda, A. M., & Kemper, T. L.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Venue
- Neurology
- Published
- 1984-07
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 909-909
- ISSN
- 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
- 1526-632X
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- W2054562862
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- FWCI
- 12.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Neurology (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Williams Syndrome Research
- Keywords
- Down syndrome, brain architecture, neuronal cell counts, granular cells, brain structure, Golgi staining, cerebral cortex
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Auditory Cortex, Brain, Child, Down Syndrome, Female, Humans, Male, Somatosensory Cortex, Visual Cortex
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