Facial diplegia as the presenting manifestation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 406-409

  Schattner, A ^a   Kozack, N ^a   Sandler, A ^a   Shtalrid, M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Bell's palsy; Cerebrospinal fluid; Cranial seventh nerve; Facial diplegia

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTARABINE; GALLIUM 67; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SMEAR; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LYMPHOBLAST; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEOCYTOSIS; REMISSION; SCINTISCANNING; SKULL IRRADIATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; BELL PALSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE;

EID: 0034761205     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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