Numb chin syndrome secondary to Burkitt's cell acute leukemia.

Kuroda, Y; Fujiyama, F; Ohyama, T; Watanabe, T; Endo, C; Neshige, R; Kakigi, R · Neurology · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe a case of Burkitt's cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with the bilateral numb chin syndrome as the initial symptom of the disease. Postmortem study of the trigeminal nerve showed heavy infiltrations of leukemic cells and destruction of axon and myelin by leukemic cells in the mandibular nerve.

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