Neurological manifestations of the hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES).
The hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a rare disease, characterized by a long lasting hypereosinophilia of the blood and the marrow and by the presence of varying internal symptoms and frequent neurological signs. These latter can be as well central: encephalomalacy, organic psycho-syndrome, as peripheral: polyneuropathy or mononeuropathia multiplex, autonomic neuropathy and in rare cases a polymyositis. The disease clinically resembles very to periarteriitis nodosa (PAN). However, the prognosis of HES is far better, especially when early recognized and adequately treated.
Prick
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General Hospital (Maasland Ziekenhuis) Sittard, The Netherlands.
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones