Neuropathology of Pick's disease

Neurology. 2001 Jun;56(11 Suppl 4):S16-20. doi: 10.1212/wnl.56.suppl_4.s16.

Abstract

The author reviews the gross, microscopic, and biochemical pathology associated with classic Pick's disease, as defined by Constantinidis' Type A Pick's disease. This is contrasted with other Pick's disease subtypes, including Constantinidis' Type B (corticobasal degeneration) and Type C (dementia lacking distinctive histology).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Atrophy / pathology
  • Cerebral Cortex / pathology
  • Frontal Lobe / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Pick Disease of the Brain / classification
  • Pick Disease of the Brain / pathology*
  • Pyramidal Cells / pathology*
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology*
  • tau Proteins / genetics*
  • tau Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • tau Proteins