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Debré-Marie syndrome I

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A pathological condition in which initial fever is followed by oedema and polyneuritis involving all four extremities, with dropping of the hands and feet, walking difficulty, and amyotrophy. Normal cerebrospinal fluid.

Bibliography

  • J. Marie, et al:
    Sur un syndrome neuro-oedemateux épidémique décrit avec M. Robert Debré.
    Bulletins et memoires de la Société medicale des hôpitaux de Paris, 1941-1942, 57: 304-315.

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