Demyelinating central nervous system disease, macular atrophy and acanthocytosis (Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome)

LA Sobrevilla, ML Goodman, CA Kane - The American Journal of …, 1964 - amjmed.com
LA Sobrevilla, ML Goodman, CA Kane
The American Journal of Medicine, 1964amjmed.com
Demyelinating Central Nervous System Disease, Macular Atrophy and Acanthocy- tosis (Bassen-Kornzweig
Syndrome)* Page 1 Demyelinating Central Nervous System Disease, Macular Atrophy and
Acanthocytosis (Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome)* Lilts A. .SonneviLl..A, M .D_,1 MAx L.
GOODMAN, MDand CIIAHi.Es A. KANE, MD Boston. Massachusetts ASS EN and fionuweig I1J
in 1950 described B a patient with red blood cell abnor- malities (acanthocvtosis), retinitis
pigmentosa and degenerative central nervous system disease involving the cerebellum, long …
Abstract
A case of Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome is presented. The literature dealing with the clinical and laboratory aspects of this intriguing syndrome is reviewed.
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