Surface Sensitivity:
Hypoesthesia of the internal face of the arm, forearm and hand (cubital)
Hypoesthesia of the lateral face of the right leg (external popliteal)
Preserved temperature and pain perception. Bilateral indifferent skin plantar reflex.
Deep sensitivity: kinesthesia, palesthesia normal in the 4 extremities
Complex Sensitivity: preserved steroagnosia, normal tactile discrimination.
Osteotendinous reflexes: generalized areflexia.
Coordination: altered bilateral finger nose test. Heel-Knee test normal. Truncal ataxia accented with closed eyes, in seating and bipedestation. Walking: lateralization on both sides during point-heel, Romberg +
Following admission, MRI showed areas of scattered T2 and FLAIR signal hyperintensity in midbrain, anterior and posterior pons, in the distal medulla oblongata, and in the spinal cord, in C2-C3 and C6, suspicious of demyelinating process.