Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity: a paraneoplastic presentation of oat cell carcinoma of the lung. Case report Encefalomielite progressiva com rigidez: uma apresentação paraneoplásica de carcinoma de pequenas células de pulmão. Relato de caso

Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity: a paraneoplastic presentation of oat cell carcinoma of the lung. Case report Encefalomielite progressiva com rigidez: uma apresentação paraneoplásica de carcinoma de pequenas células de pulmão. Relato de caso

Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PEWR) is a rare neurological disorder, characterised by muscular rigidity, painful spasms, myoclonus, and evidence of brain stem and spinal cord involvement. A 73-year-old white man was admitted with a 10-day history of painful muscle spasms...

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Main Authors: Mariana Spitz, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz, Orlando G. P. Barsottini, Alberto Alain Gabbai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2004-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
encefalomielite progressiva com rigidez
mioclonia
síndrome do homem rígido
progressive encephalopathy with rigidity
myoclonus
stiff-person syndrome
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