The Minicolumn in Comparative Context
Fig. 5.1 A dendrogram depicting phylogenetic relationships for nine species from the mammalian clade Boreoeutheria. Minicolumn widths were derived from the frontal lobe using the pyramidal cell array as a…
NEUROLOGY
Introduction
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015Manuel F. Casanova and Ioan Opris (eds.)Recent Advances on the Modular Organization of the Cortex10.1007/978-94-017-9900-3_1 1. Introduction Manuel F. Casanova1 and Ioan Opris2 (1) Department of Psychiatry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA…
The Minicolumnopathy of Autism
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015Manuel F. Casanova and Ioan Opris (eds.)Recent Advances on the Modular Organization of the Cortex10.1007/978-94-017-9900-3_13 13. The Minicolumnopathy of Autism Manuel F. Casanova1 (1) Department of Psychiatry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY,…
Cytoarchitectural Modules: Functional Specialisation and Disruption in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015Manuel F. Casanova and Ioan Opris (eds.)Recent Advances on the Modular Organization of the Cortex10.1007/978-94-017-9900-3_11 11. Cytoarchitectural Modules: Functional Specialisation and Disruption in Neuropsychiatric Disorders Steven Chance1 (1) Neuropathology Department, University…
Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015Manuel F. Casanova and Ioan Opris (eds.)Recent Advances on the Modular Organization of the Cortex10.1007/978-94-017-9900-3_2 2. Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle Manuel F. Casanova1 (1) Department of Psychiatry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA…
Direct-to-Consumer DNA Genetic and Genomic Testing
Providing the individual with greater autonomy is a worthwhile goal although it is relevant to all aspects of clinical medicine, not only genetics. To say that genetics is different because…
Genetic Testing, Interpretation of Genetic Test Reports and Genetic Counseling for Clinicians
Fig. 19.1 Common pedigree symbols, definitions, and abbreviations (Adapted from Bennett et al. [4]) Key information to record on a pedigree includes [4] Age and/or year of birth Age and…
Genetics of Frontotemporal Dementia
Molecular class Major pathological subtypes Associated genes FTLD-tau PiD CBD PSP AGD MSTD NFT-dementia WMT-GGI Unclassifiable MAPT FTLD-TDP Types 1–4 Unclassifiable GRN VCP C9orf72 (TARDBP) FTLD-FUS aFTLD-U NIFID BIBD (FUS)…
Genetics of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias (HSP)
Diagnostic test Differential diagnosis Cranial MRI Bilateral structural lesions Leukodystrophies Arnold-Chiari malformation MRI of the spinal cord Myelon compression due to cervical myelopathy and tumor Hemorrhage and abscess Arteriovenous malformation…
Genetics of Recessive Ataxias
SCAR (OMIM) Disease Gene (OMIM) SCAR1 (606002) AOA2 SETX (608465) SCAR2 (213200) CPDIII – SCAR3 (271250) SCABD – SCAR4 (607317) SCASI – SCAR5 (606937) CAMOS ZNF592 (613624) SCAR6 (608029) –…
