Multiple sclerosis, diffuse lymphoplasmocytic encephalitis and Alzheimer's disease in a patient with progressive dementia.
Female patient, aged 63 died after 5 years of progressive dementia. Autopsy revealed multiple sclerosis, diffuse lymphoplasmocytic encephalitis, and Alzheimer's disease. Possible pathogenetic connections between these disease entities are discussed.
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology