## Abstract A rare case of CNS Burkitt's lymphoma presenting as acute Guillain‐Barré syndrome is presented. A 6‐year‐old previously healthy female presented with acute onset of limb and truncal weakness, involvement of ocular and bulbar nerves, and areflexia. The clinical diagnosis of Guillain‐Barr
Primary central nervous system lymphoma in the SMA presenting as rapidly progressive parkinsonism
✍ Scribed by P. Haussermann; Th. Wilhelm; S. Keinath; C. Stölzle; B. Conrad; A. Ceballos-Baumann
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 720 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
- DOI
- 10.1002/mds.1193
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
We report on a 56‐year‐old man who developed a rapidly progressive parkinsonism and apraxia over 2 months due to biopsy confirmed cerebral non‐Hodgkin lymphoma primarily involving the SMA and parts of the superior frontal gyrus bilaterally. © 2001 Movement Disorder Society.
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