Erdheim Chester disease presenting as slowly progressive cerebellar syndrome and asymptomatic widespread skeletal involvement

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Tufan, F ^a   Myftiu, B ^a   Aygun, D ^a   Keles, N ^a   Haroche, J ^b   Hanagasi, H ^a   Gurvit, H ^a   Emre, M ^a   Besisik, S ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic skeletal involvement; Erdheim Chester disease; Slowly progressive cerebellar syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; MEPREDNISONE;

ADULT; BONE BIOPSY; BONE DISEASE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERDHEIM CHESTER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOWLY PROGRESSIVE CEREBELLAR SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BONE DISEASES; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ERDHEIM-CHESTER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 79960299257     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03378.x     Document Type: Letter

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