Neurodegeneration in the course of Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 605-607

  Spagnolo, F ^a   Leopizzi, E ^a   Cardamone, R ^a   Falautano, M ^a   Martinelli, V ^a   Comi, G ^b   Volonte M A ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; Histiocytosis; Neurodegeneration; White matter abnormalities

Indexed keywords

2 CHLORO DEOSSI ADENOSINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DESMOPRESSIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINBLASTINE;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE COURSE; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; DYSPHAGIA; ECHOLALIA; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPONATREMIA; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEMORY DISORDER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; OPSOCLONUS; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SUICIDE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREMOR; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 84863984219     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0677-2     Document Type: Article

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