Neurotoxicity of idiopathic hypereosinophilia on a case with simultaneous CNS and PNS involvement.
We report the case of a patient with idiopathic hypereosinophilia in whom both central and peripheral nervous systems were affected. We discuss possible pathogenetic mechanisms explaining the neurotoxicity of idiopathic hypereosinophilia. Corticosteroid therapy should be given early and continued indefinitely.
Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedale di Gorizia.
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D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology
D011241:Prednisone