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Novel SPG11 Mutations in a Patient with Symptoms Mimicking Multiple Sclerosis.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Nov 2018
Mukai Masako, Koh Kishin, Ohnuki Yuko, Nagata Eiichiro, Takiyama Yoshihisa, Takizawa Shunya
Abstract excerpt
We describe the cases of two sisters with spastic paraplegia 11 (SPG11). The younger sister developed relapsing lesions in the brain white matter with enhancement during the acute phase that mimicked multiple sclerosis (MS). The elevation of myelin basic protein in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) suggested demyelination, but a normal IgG index, the absence of oligoclonal bands, and the ineffectiveness of steroid...
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