title: CNS sequelae in Langerhans cell histiocytosis: progressive spinocerebellar degeneration as a late manifestation of the disease.
abstract: Central nervous system involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), formerly known as histiocytosis X, is manifested mainly by diabetes insipidus reflecting local infiltration of Langerhans cells into the posterior pituitary or hypothalamus. We describe two patients with progressive spinocerebellar degeneration appearing 4 and 6 years after the initial diagnosis of LCH. No correlation was found between the clinical course of the disease or its treatment and the neurological impairment. An extensive search for metabolic, toxic, neoplastic, and hereditary etiologies for progressive cerebellar degeneration was negative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hospital del Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cervera
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Madero
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: García Peñas
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Solana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benito
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Falcó
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000209:etiology*