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Association of subacute motor neuronopathy with thymoma

✍ Scribed by David B. Stoll; Fred Lublin; Harvey Brodovsky; J. Frederick Laucius; Arthur Patchefsky; Harry Cooper


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
344 KB
Volume
54
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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✦ Synopsis


A case of subacute motor neuronopathy in association with thymoma is described. Subacute motor neuronopathy is marked by a painless, progressive, and asymmetric muscle weakness that usually affects the lower extremities. It is a rare paraneoplastic effect of tumors that has been described with both Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This is the first case report of its association with thymoma.


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