1993
Painless aortic dissection presenting as a progressive myelopathy
Holloway S, Fayad P, Kalb R, Guarnaccia J, Waxman S. Painless aortic dissection presenting as a progressive myelopathy. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1993, 120: 141-144. PMID: 8138802, DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(93)90265-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPainless aortic dissectionAortic dissectionProgressive myelopathyCentral nervous system ischemiaSpinal cord syndromeThoracic aortic dissectionAbsence of painThoracic vertebral bodyMagnetic resonance imagingTransverse myelopathyCord syndromeNeurologic deficitsNeurologic symptomsIschemic changesEarly recognitionSpinal cordDifferential diagnosisNew therapiesVertebral bodyResonance imagingMyelopathyThoracic vertebraeDissectionPainIschemia
1976
Progressive multifocal neurologic deficit with disseminated subpial demyelination.
Galaburda A, Waxman S, Kemper T, Jones H. Progressive multifocal neurologic deficit with disseminated subpial demyelination. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 1976, 35: 481-94. PMID: 182927, DOI: 10.1097/00005072-197609000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin lossAcute urinary retentionModerate mononuclear pleocytosisMultifocal neurologic deficitsDistinct clinical entityYear old manUnusual clinical pictureNormal electrophoretic patternMononuclear pleocytosisUrinary retentionAxonal preservationNeurologic deficitsGait difficultyAstrocytic gliosisClinical entityClinical picturePerivascular cuffingSubpial demyelinationMononuclear cellsMyelinated fibersHistological examinationCerebrospinal fluidGross examinationCoronal sectionsDemyelination