Abstract
Bibrachial palsy is a distinctly unusual pattern of muscular weakness. We have described a woman who had a slowly progressive clinical course, with profound bibrachial palsy and neurogenic respiratory failure, but neurologically normal lower extremities. Autopsy revealed encephalomyelitis and a small previously undetected oat cell carcinoma with inflammatory infiltration. The pathologic features are consistent with an autoimmune process.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1053-1055 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Southern Medical Journal |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)