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67-year-old gentleman was referred to Neurology outpatient department for a 6 month history of gait difficulties, incontinence and occasional swallowing issues. He also reported a numb right side of his face (“like having local anaesthesia at the dentist”) and that his symptoms were gradually progressing. He was referred by his Haematologist as he had a history of Chronic Lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) with lymphadenopathy, splenomegalia and leukocytosis. This diagnosis was known for more than 5 years (verified by bone marrow biopsy) and clinically he seemed stable from a haematology point of view.
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Dolezal, O. (2019). Elephant in the Room vs. Red Herring. In: Clinical Cases in Neurology. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16628-1_13
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