PROGRESSIVE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS WITH RIGIDITY

Two cases of encephalomyelitis are described in which the major clinical manifestation was muscular rigidity and stimulus-sensitive muscular spasms. It is suggested, from pathological evidence, that this rigidity was of spinal origin, and that this disorder is a rare but recognizable entity. Compari...

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Published in:Brain (London, England : 1878) England : 1878), 1976-03, Vol.99 (1), p.27-42
Main Authors: WHITELEY, A. M., SWASH, M., URICH, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Brain Stem - pathology
Encephalomyelitis - physiopathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle Rigidity - pathology
Muscle Rigidity - physiopathology
Myelin Sheath - pathology
Myoclonus - physiopathology
Neuritis - physiopathology
Spinal Cord - pathology
Syndrome
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Summary:Two cases of encephalomyelitis are described in which the major clinical manifestation was muscular rigidity and stimulus-sensitive muscular spasms. It is suggested, from pathological evidence, that this rigidity was of spinal origin, and that this disorder is a rare but recognizable entity. Comparison is made with previously reported cases of rigidity of spinal origin, including encephalitis lethargica, and with 'subacute myoclonic spinal neuronitis' and the 'stiff man syndrome.'
ISSN:0006-8950
1460-2156
DOI:10.1093/brain/99.1.27