A new variant of progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity associated with cerebellar ataxia and dementia: Correlation of MRI and histopathological changes. A case report

Neurological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-191

  Back, Tobias ^a   Stoltenburg Didinger, Gisela ^b   Ploner, Christoph J ^c   Meisel, Helga ^c   Zschenderlein, Rolf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cerebellar atrophy; dementia; glutamic acid decarboxylase; muscular rigidity; polymerase chain reaction; Progressive encephalomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0030964432     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1997.11740794     Document Type: Article

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