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Multiple myeloma with cauda equina infiltration.
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PMID:  22218812     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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We report a case of a 51-year-old man with multiple myeloma who presented with lumbar pain and left limb paresis. Cerebrospinal fluid, brain and spinal cord resonance imaging revealed a diffuse infiltration of the cauda equina without any cranial leptomeningeal enhancement. An infiltration limited to the cauda equina is extremely rare.
Authors:
Thiago Cardoso Vale; Gustavo Machado Teixeira; Breno Franco Silveira Fernandes; Rodrigo Santiago Gomez; Antônio Lúcio Teixeira
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-1-5
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1590-3478     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-1-5     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100959175     Medline TA:  Neurol Sci     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Neurology Division, University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Avenida Professor Alfredo Balena 110/Terceiro Andar, Ala Oeste (Serviço de Neurologia), Santa Efigênia, Belo Horizonte, MG, CEP 30130100, Brazil, thiagocardosovale@hotmail.com.
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