Clinicopathological case: progressive cognitive decline with gait disturbance in a steel worker.
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A 57-year-old male steel plant worker presented with fatigue and altered liver function tests. Over the next two years, he developed cognitive decline, parkinsonism and seizures. This paper reports the clinicopathological conference at the 37th Edinburgh Advanced Neurology Course 2015 and outlines what we can learn from this case.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Practical neurology
دوره 17 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017