Cerebral histiocytic lymphoma presenting with loss of weight
Ashworth, B.
Neurology 32(8): 894-896
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-3878 PMID: 7048129 Document Number: 194427
An adult man presented with loss of weight and this progressed over severeal months before the appearance of signs of neurologic disease. Autopsy showed histiocytic lymphoma with extensive meningeal spread and dense infiltration of the hypothalamus. This diencephalic syndrome has been reported with cerebral tumor, leukemia, encephalitis lethargica, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer disease. CT of the brain and examination of the CSF may be helpful in diagnosis.
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