RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS AS A CAUSE OF INCREASED CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEIN. BASED ON THE STUDY OF 101 PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

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Article1 July 1943RHEUMATOID SPONDYLITIS AS A CAUSE OF INCREASED CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEIN. BASED ON THE STUDY OF 101 PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITISALFRED O. LUDWIG, M.D., CHARLES L. SHORT, M.D., WALTER BAUER, M.D.ALFRED O. LUDWIG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CHARLES L. SHORT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WALTER BAUER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-19-1-125_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe neurologic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis are numerous, extremely variable and at times so striking as to simulate disease of the central or peripheral nervous system. An analysis of these clinical features in 293 unselected consecutive patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the results of detailed neuropathological studies are in progress. The present report deals only with the cerebrospinal fluid findings in this disease.The cerebrospinal fluids examined during the course of this study were obtained from 101 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 59 of whom suffered from peripheral joint disease alone and 42 from spondylitis with or without peripheral joint involvement.... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 July 1943Volume 19, Issue 1Page: 125-125KeywordsAnkylosing spondylitisCerebrospinal fluidPeripheral nervous systemProteinsRheumatoid arthritisSpondylitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1943 PDF downloadLoading ...