Title of article :
Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsy Concomitant with Leptomeningeal Involvement in Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Author/Authors :
pak, neda Department of Radiology - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Shakki Katouli, fatemeh Department of Radiology - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , radmard, amir reza Department of Radiology - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Sepehri Boroujeni, negar Department of Radiology - Shariati Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages :
6
From page :
8
To page :
13
Abstract :
Neurologic symptoms are quite common in multiple myeloma, but direct invasion of central nervous system is extremely rare. Leptomeningeal multiple myeloma, as a rare neurological manifestation of multiple myeloma, presents with impairment of consciousness, cranial nerve palsies and convulsions. Here, we describe a 52-year- old male patient, known case of multiple myeloma, who presented with bilateral visual loss and difficulty in swallowing.
Keywords :
Multiple myeloma , Diagnosis , Neuroimaging
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year :
2018
Record number :
2482639
Link To Document :
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