A case of late adult-onset dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy mimicking central pontine myelinolysis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1369-1371

  Kobayashi, Junpei ^a   Nagao, Masahiro ^a   Kawata, Akihiro ^a   Matsubara, Siro ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Central pontine myelinolysis; Dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy; Leukoencephalopathy; Spinocerebellar degeneration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; DNA DETERMINATION; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; EYE POSITION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPEECH DISORDER; THALAMUS; VERTIGO; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHITE MATTER;

AGE OF ONSET; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; MYOCLONIC EPILEPSIES, PROGRESSIVE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PONS;

EID: 68349134829     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5111-9     Document Type: Article

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