The Neurologic Manifestations of the Acute Leukemias: A Clinical Study

Article1 March 1957THE NEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS OF THE ACUTE LEUKEMIAS: A CLINICAL STUDYCHARLES E. WELLS, M.D., RICHARD T. SILVER, M.D.CHARLES E. WELLS, M.D., RICHARD T. SILVER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-3-439 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONAlthough neurologic disorders are frequent in the acute leukemias, their clinical aspects generally have not been emphasized. Reports of nervous system manifestations in this disease have been published, but they have been either reviews of the literature1, 2, 3, 4 or based upon retrospective studies.3, 4 We have recently had an opportunity to observe the neurologic manifestations in a group of patients with acute leukemia. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Bethesda, Maryland*Received for publication October 2, 1956.From the Medical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Leukemia Section, General Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Charles E. Wells, M.D., in care of Miss Joyce Jenkins, Clinical Center, Room 5S242, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland . 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