Recurrent unilateral facial nerve palsy in acute lymphocytic leukaemia.

IF 2.4 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI:10.1136/pn-2024-004175

Robert Kassinger, Amir Adeli

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Abstract

A man in his mid-20s developed three episodes of right facial weakness over 5 months. He had a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in remission following allogenic stem cell transplantation. MR scan of brain during the second presentation showed facial nerve enhancement; cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytology and flow cytometry were negative. Re-assessment at the third presentation identified CSF B-lymphoblasts, and he was subsequently treated for central nervous system relapse of leukaemia. This case highlights an infrequent presenting symptom of ALL relapse and a rare cause of recurrent facial nerve palsy.

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急性淋巴细胞白血病复发性单侧面神经麻痹。

一名 20 多岁的男子在 5 个月内出现了三次右侧面部无力的症状。他曾患B细胞急性淋巴细胞白血病（ALL），异基因干细胞移植后病情缓解。第二次发病时，脑部核磁共振扫描显示面神经增强；脑脊液（CSF）细胞学检查和流式细胞术检查均为阴性。第三次就诊时再次评估发现脑脊液中存在B淋巴细胞，随后他因中枢神经系统白血病复发接受了治疗。本病例强调了白血病复发的一个不常见症状，以及导致面神经复发性麻痹的一个罕见病因。

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PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY Medicine-Neurology (clinical)

CiteScore

3.70

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3.60%

发文量

113

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