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A case of dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum, a rare disorder with unknown etiology and pathogenesis, was studied ultrastructurally. The intranuclear inclusions identified were not seen to be of viral origin. The ultrastructural characteristics of the abnormal cells support the prevailing theory that these cells represent hypertrophied granular neurons.
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Pritchett, P.S., King, T.I. Dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum—An ultrastructural study. Acta Neuropathol 42, 1–5 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01273258
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