paired helical filaments
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paired helical filaments
Neuropathology Paired structures that are core constituents of the neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer's disease and occur in Down syndrome, Hallervorden-Spatz disease, lead encephalopathy, lipofuscinosis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, and tuberous sclerosis. See Alzheimer's disease, Neurofibrillary tangles, Senile plaques.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.