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Maria Guarino, MD; Andrea Stracciari, MD; Fabio Cirignotta, MD; Roberto D'Alessandro, MD; Paolo Pazzaglia, MD; Servizio di Neurologia; Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi
via Albertoni 15 40138 Bologna Italy

Arch Neurol. 1995;52(5):443-444.

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Diffuse leptomeningeal infiltration by neoplastic cells is a well-recognized manifestation of malignant tumors. The usual clinical presentation is subacute or chronic meningitis with multifocal cranial and spinal nerve root symptoms and a variable degree of encephalopathy. We describe two patients with carcinomatous and leukemic meningitis mimicking Miller-Fisher syndrome.¹

Report of Cases.

—Case 1.

—A 73-year-old woman underwent a gastrectomy for cancer in July 1993. Six months later, she was admitted for diplopia, unsteadiness, and intermittent occipital headache that had started 3 days before. Neurologic examination disclosed bilateral abducens nerve paralysis, severe ataxia, and global areflexia. An electroencephalogram and a computed tomographic scan of the brain were normal. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination showed elevated proteins (0.66 g/L) with 1 cell per milliliter, and a low glucose level (0.34 g/L). Cytologic examination of the CSF disclosed adenocarcinomatous cells. Despite chemotherapy, the patient's condition became worse with rapid deterioration and death 20 . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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