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There is the sole involvement of the leptomeninges. Since its description in 1923, less than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. [...]primary leptomeningeal oligodendrogliomatosis has also been reported in the literature. [3] The most common presenting symptoms are headache and nausea/vo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurology India 2018-01, Vol.66 (1), p.252-254
Hauptverfasser: Kutty, Raja, Sunilkumar, B, Peethambaran, Anilkumar, Krishna Nair, Balachandran, Jain, Sourabh, Kumar, Shailesh
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Zusammenfassung:There is the sole involvement of the leptomeninges. Since its description in 1923, less than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. [...]primary leptomeningeal oligodendrogliomatosis has also been reported in the literature. [3] The most common presenting symptoms are headache and nausea/vomiting. [...]a clinical scenario with which it usually presents overlaps with many common diseases. [...]it is not surprising that patients have been treated for chronic meningitis, tuberculosis, and sarcoidosis in many instances.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.222869