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Subacute Brain-stem Encephalitis

Overview
Journal J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Specialties Neurology
Neurosurgery
Psychiatry
Date 1974 Jul 1
PMID 4854509
Citations 4
Authors
S G Waxman
T D Sabin
L J EMBREE
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Abstract

A 65 year old man developed progressive signs of pontine and medullary dysfunction with striking bilateral paralysis of lateral gaze, dysarthria, dysphagia, and ataxia. A respiratory death occurred seven months from the onset. Pathological examination revealed focal brain-stem changes of perivascular lymphocytic cuffing, microglial infiltration, glial nodules, and neuronophagia. No underlying malignancy or general disease impairing immunity mechanisms was discovered.

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