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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Re: Acute ataxia complicating Langherans cell histiocytosisShow More
Dear Editor
Some of the statements in this interesting "Short Report" by A Polizzi et al.[1] can be challenged. It is incorrect to suggest that cerebellar ataxia has been reported "only occasionally" in children and that it is commoner in adults with Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH). Diabetes insipidus is the only CNS complication that is more common than cerebellar disease and though the precise relative...
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Dear Editor
Of course, spelling of names from a language different from your own is sometimes difficult and typographic errors happen easily. Just to clarify: Paul's last name is spelt "Langerhans", not "Langherans", as it is done erroneously constantly in this paper. Paul Langerhans lived from 1847 to 1888 and did most of his famous work in Berlin. He not only discovered the dendritic cells (named after him) associa...
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