Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presenting with progressive spinocerebellar ataxia [3]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 250, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1112-1114

  Van De Warrenburg, B P C ^a   Van Der Heijden, H F M ^a   Pieters, G ^a   Kremer, H P H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DESMOPRESSIN; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; GAIT DISORDER; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; INFUNDIBULUM; LETTER; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS;

EID: 0141850889     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-003-0126-0     Document Type: Letter

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