Pick atrophy

Pick at·ro·phy

(pik),

circumscribed atrophy of the cerebral cortex.

Synonym(s): lobar sclerosis, progressive circumscribed cerebral atrophy

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Pick at·ro·phy

(pik at'rŏ-fē)

Circumscribed atrophy of the cerebral cortex.

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Pick,

Friedel, German physician, 1867-1926.

Pick atrophy - Synonym(s): Pick disease

Pick bodies - intracytoplasmic argentophilic inclusion bodies seen in neurons in Pick disease.

Pick disease - a rare type of cerebral degenerative disorder manifested primarily as dementia. Synonym(s): Pick atrophy; Pick syndrome; progressive circumscribed cerebral atrophy

Pick syndrome - Synonym(s): Pick disease

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