Abstract
We describe a patient with multiple sclerosis who had a bout of central demyelination associated with an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. The contemporary involvement of central and peripheral nervous system due to a demyelinating disease has been reported anecdotically in humans, and can be induced experimentally in animals. It may be sustained by a common pathogenetic factor.
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In una paziente portatrice di sclerosi multipla una poussée di demielinizzazione centrale si associa ad una polineuropatia demielinizzante infiammatoria acuta. Il contemporaneo coinvolgimento del sistema nervoso centrale e periferico da parte di una malattia demielinizzante è stato riportato sporadicamente nell'uomo, ma può essere sperimentalmente indotto nell'animale e può essere sostenuto da un fattore patogenetico comune.
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Pareyson, D., Ciano, C., Fiacchino, F. et al. Combined central and peripheral acute demyelination. Ital J Neuro Sci 14, 83–86 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02339047
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