[Non-paraneoplastic polioencephalomyelitis].

R Alberca; I Chinchón; A Navarro; F Villalobos; J Andréu

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[Non-paraneoplastic polioencephalomyelitis].

R Alberca·I Chinchón·A Navarro·F Villalobos·J Andréu

Abstract

A 60-year-old male presented with cerebellar ataxia and ocular flutter which disappeared after ten months of evolution. The patient later had three other different bouts which caused cerebral, brainstem and polyradiculoneuritis-like symptomatology. The disease evolved in 20 months and at necropsy a primary polioencephalomyelitis was found. The remitting and relapsing course of the disease is better explained by an autoimmune-mediated lesion.

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R Alberca, I Chinchón, A Navarro, F Villalobos, J Andréu. [Non-paraneoplastic polioencephalomyelitis].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2774804/

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