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
1974
Subacute brain-stem encephalitis
Waxman S, Sabin T, Embree L. Subacute brain-stem encephalitis. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 1974, 37: 811. PMID: 4854509, PMCID: PMC494788, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.37.7.811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerivascular lymphocytic cuffingBrain stem encephalitisYear old manBrain stem changesMedullary dysfunctionUnderlying malignancyGlial nodulesLymphocytic cuffingLateral gazeMicroglial infiltrationPathological examinationBilateral paralysisProgressive signsRespiratory deathsGeneral diseasesOlder menImmunity mechanismsDysphagiaNeuronophagiaCuffingEncephalitisPontineMalignancyDysfunctionDysarthria