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Efferent projections of the basal forebrain studied with the PHA-L anterograde tracing method in the rat
The distribution of p-chlorophenylalanine insensitive serotonin neurons in the rat brain
Encephalopathy and severe neuropathy due to probable systemic vasculitis as an initial manifestation of mixed connective tissue disease
We described a 69-year-old woman with neurological manifestations due
to mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). The patient demonstrated
subacute cognitive decline, seizure and gait disturbance with no
connective tissue manifestation. She had been diagnosed with dementia
at another hospital, later in our hospital, serological examinations
disclosed high titers of anti-RNP antibody. Cognitive dysfunction in
this patient was dramatically ameliorated by steroid therapy. Three
months later, she developed edema of the hands, synovitis and
acrosclerosis. The patient was finally diagnosed as having MCTD. We
emphasized MCTD as a rare cause of "treatable dementia"