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Washington University Experience | NEURODEGENERATION | Huntington Disease | 1A2 Huntington's Dz (Case 1) Gross _5
Coronal sections of the cortex of the cerebral hemispheres show relatively normal cortical ribbons and subcortical white matter. The bilateral basal ganglia show severe atrophy of the caudate nuclei, which are markedly reduced in size and have a flat medial contour. The putamina are also reduced in size. The ventricular system is moderately dilated due to the loss of volume of basal ganglia.