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. 1983 Apr;46(4):352–354. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.4.352

A case of sarcoma of the central nervous system presenting as a Guillain-Barré syndrome

N Bishop *, A Chakrabarti *, D Piercy *, Dgf Harriman *, Jms Pearce *
PMCID: PMC1027360  PMID: 6842249

Abstract

A case of widespread spinal sarcoma is described with meningeal infiltration, involvement of the anterior cranial fossa complicated by aplastic anaemia and visceral metastases.

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