Spontaneous remission of a third-nerve palsy in meningeal lymphoma.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-1992
Abstract
We report on a patient with spontaneous remission of a third-nerve palsy who was subsequently found to have meningeal lymphoma. Initial magnetic resonance images (MRI) showed bilateral enhancement of the third nerves. Follow-up MRI 7 months later, without treatment, showed complete resolution. One year after initial presentation, the patient developed multiple lumbosacral radiculopathies and examination of a nerve root biopsy specimen disclosed a B-cell lymphoma. Serial cerebrospinal fluid analyses over the previous year showed occasional atypical cells, later found to resemble closely the biopsy cell type. We conclude that meningeal lymphoma may have a protracted course, with spontaneous remission of both clinical and neuroimaging findings.
Volume
32
Issue
1
First Page
100
Last Page
102
ISSN
0364-5134
Published In/Presented At
Galetta, S. L., Sergott, R. C., Wells, G. B., Atlas, S. W., & Bird, S. J. (1992). Spontaneous remission of a third-nerve palsy in meningeal lymphoma. Annals of neurology, 32(1), 100–102. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.410320117
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
1642461
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article