Presentation of CaseA 56-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of numbness of the feet.Nine months previously, after a European trip, she had diarrhea for several weeks, with spontaneous recovery, and at the same time became aware of numbness of the feet. An examination by a physician was negative. The numbness gradually progressed to the level of the knees, accompanied by muscular weakness in the lower extremities, with occasional crampy pain in the legs on climbing stairs. During the week before entry she experienced fecal urgency, and incontinence occurred twice. For several days she had a mild, . . .
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