| Literature DB >> 19272613 |
Yoshiteru Urai1, Kouichi Matsumoto, Mieko Shimamura, Kazuyo Ikeda, Masago Tsukaguchi, Kazushi Deguchi, Tetsuo Touge, Masaki Ueno, Haruhiko Sakamoto, Shigeki Kuriyama, Fumihiko Kinekawa, Kazutaka Kurokohchi, Naohito Uchida, Tsutomu Masaki.
Abstract
We report the first autopsied case of paraneoplastic necrotizing myelopathy associated with esophageal cancer in the literature. The patient had acute flaccid paraplegia and urinary retention, and had a good recovery of strength of both legs in response to corticosteroids. MRI showed a characteristic lesion with post-gadolinium enhancement of the cervical to mid-thoracic spinal cord at the onset, which has never been reported. Taken together, these results suggest that there is an underlying autoimmune mechanism in paraneoplastic necrotizing myelopathy.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19272613 DOI： 10.1016/j.jns.2009.02.324
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Sci ISSN： 0022-510X Impact factor: 3.181