Myelopathy from Waldenström macroglobulinemia: Improvement after Rituximab therapy Journal Article
| Authors: | Liberato, B.; Riethmuller, A.; Comenzo, R. L.; Lis, E.; Raizer, J. J. |
| Article Title: | Myelopathy from Waldenström macroglobulinemia: Improvement after Rituximab therapy |
| Abstract: | Approximately 20% of patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) have neurological complications; primarily peripheral neuropathies and symptoms related to a hyperviscosity syndrome. We report a rare case of a patient presenting with a slowly progressive myelopathy due to WM who had a marked response to Rituximab therapy. |
| Keywords: | treatment outcome; aged; prednisone; case report; dose response; antineoplastic agents; methotrexate; rituximab; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; weight reduction; cyclophosphamide; dexamethasone; plasmapheresis; waldenstroem macroglobulinemia; antibodies, monoclonal; lumbar puncture; spinal cord; muscle weakness; neurologic disease; tremor; hyperreflexia; spinal cord disease; immunoglobulin m; spinal cord diseases; myelopathy; blood viscosity; waldenstrom macroglobulinemia; gammopathy; humans; human; male; article; clonus |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Neuro-Oncology |
| Volume: | 63 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0167-594X |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date Published: | 2014-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 207 |
| End Page: | 211 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1023/a:1023912425610 |
| PUBMED: | 12825826 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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