## Abstract A 48βyearβold man with an IgM plasma cell dyscrasia died after 14 months of symptoms and signs typical of motor neuron disease, including widespread fasciculation and normal sensation. Two laboratory results were atypical: cerebrospinal fluid protein content of 132 mg/dl and slow motor
Neuropathy and motor neuron syndromes associated with plasma cell disease
β Scribed by Bernard M. Patten
- Book ID
- 114781690
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 965 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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