Transverse Myelitis in Systemic Sclerosis
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Transverse myelitis in systemic sclerosis.
BACKGROUND Neurological involvement occurs rarely with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Only a few cases of transverse myelopathy have been reported in the setting of SSc. OBJECTIVE To describe a patient with SSc who developed transverse myelitis that improved during a course of immunosuppression. RESULTS A 30-year-old woman with SSc presented with subacute onset of bilateral lower extremity weakn...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.61.1.126