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