Rinshō shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology.
Publisher:
Nihon Rinshō Shinkei Gakkai,. Tōkyō : Nihon Shinkei Gakkai (1963)
Frequency: Monthly
Country: Japan
Language: jpn
Author(s):
Nihon Rinshō Shinkei Gakkai., Nihon Shinkei Gakkai (1963- )
Start Year:1960 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 0009-918X (Print) 1882-0654 (Electronic) 0009-918X (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 0417466 |
| (OCoLC): | 04301256 |
| (DNLM): | R49780000(s) |
| Coden: | RISHD |
| Classification: | W1 RI2167R |
[A case of leptomeningeal melanomatosis with acute paraplegia and multiple cranial nerve palsies]. A 62-year-old man with acute paraplegia was transferred to our hospital. He had flaccid paraplegia and multiple cranial nerve palsies, such as mydriasis of the left pupil, abduction palsy of the left eye, hoarseness and dysphagia, but no meningeal irritation signs. MRI of the spinal canal showed swellings of the conus medullaris and the cauda equine, and also contrast enhancement of the spinal meninges. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed pleocytosis and protein increment. The lymph node was swollen in his right axilla. The biopsy specimen from the right axillary lymph node revealed metastasi...