Multifocal deficits due to leukemic meningoradiculitis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 130-132

  Denier, C ^a   Tertian, G ^a   Ribrag, V ^b   Lozeron, P ^a   Bilhou Nabera, C ^a   Lazure, T ^a   Abbed, K ^a   Lacroix, C ^a   Adams, D ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

CLL; Multifocal neuropathy; Richter syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CYTARABINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; B CELL LYMPHOMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CRANIAL NERVE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEUKEMIC MENINGITIS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULITIS; SPINAL ROOT; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRANIAL NERVES; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MENINGITIS; RADICULOPATHY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 58149305788     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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