Parasagittal cortical atrophy: a cause of "primary lateral sclerosis"

A case of severe spastic paraparesis of the lower extremities is presented as an example of the late sequelae of thrombosis of the superior longitudinal sinus. Evidence in support of this presumptive diagnosis is given by analysis of the clinical history and the remarkable pneumoencephalographic fin...

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Main Authors:	Helio Lemmi, Richard Daly, Robert Ang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1963-06-01
Series:	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1963000200005&lng=en&tlng=en

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spelling	doaj-1f130e5d440b489581856848d94ca6a62020-11-25T02:44:08ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42271963-06-0121211311810.1590/S0004-282X1963000200005S0004-282X1963000200005Parasagittal cortical atrophy: a cause of "primary lateral sclerosis"Helio Lemmi0Richard Daly1Robert Ang2University of TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeA case of severe spastic paraparesis of the lower extremities is presented as an example of the late sequelae of thrombosis of the superior longitudinal sinus. Evidence in support of this presumptive diagnosis is given by analysis of the clinical history and the remarkable pneumoencephalographic findings. This case affords the opportunity to stress the need for caution and restraint in the use of the diagnosis "primary lateral sclerosis".http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1963000200005&lng=en&tlng=en
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title	Parasagittal cortical atrophy: a cause of "primary lateral sclerosis"
title_short	Parasagittal cortical atrophy: a cause of "primary lateral sclerosis"
title_full	Parasagittal cortical atrophy: a cause of "primary lateral sclerosis"
title_fullStr	Parasagittal cortical atrophy: a cause of "primary lateral sclerosis"
title_full_unstemmed	Parasagittal cortical atrophy: a cause of "primary lateral sclerosis"
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publisher	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
series	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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description	A case of severe spastic paraparesis of the lower extremities is presented as an example of the late sequelae of thrombosis of the superior longitudinal sinus. Evidence in support of this presumptive diagnosis is given by analysis of the clinical history and the remarkable pneumoencephalographic findings. This case affords the opportunity to stress the need for caution and restraint in the use of the diagnosis "primary lateral sclerosis".
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Parasagittal cortical atrophy: a cause of "primary lateral sclerosis"

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