Leptomeningeal metastasis mimicking temporal arteritis

Leptomeningeal metastasis mimicking temporal arteritis

We report a case of recent onset headache, sudden mono-ocular blindness and a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate as a manifestation of leptomeningeal metastasis from undiagnosed carcinoma of the breast, mimicking temporal arteritis.

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia), 2004-10, Vol.9 (4), p.307-308
Hauptverfasser: Mohamed, Elgaili M, Al-Din, Amer S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of recent onset headache, sudden mono-ocular blindness and a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate as a manifestation of leptomeningeal metastasis from undiagnosed carcinoma of the breast, mimicking temporal arteritis.
ISSN:1319-6138