Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsy Concomitant with Leptomeningeal Involvement in Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report and Review of Literature
oleh: Neda Pak, Fatemeh Shakki Katouli, Amir Reza Radmard, Mohammad Hassan Shaki Katuli, Mohamad Mehdi Rezwanifar, Negar Sepehri Boroujeni
| Format: | Article |
|---|---|
| Diterbitkan: | Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Neurologic symptoms are quite common in multiple myeloma, but direct invasion of central nervous system is extremely rare. Leptomeningeal multiple myeloma, as a rare neurological manifestation of multiple myeloma, presents with impairment of consciousness, cranial nerve palsies and convulsions. Here, we describe a 52-year- old male patient, known case of multiple myeloma, who presented with bilateral visual loss and difficulty in swallowing.