Gliomatosis cerebri: pitfalls in diagnosis

We report two young patients with obscure presentations of gliomatosis cerebri. Initial CT scanning was inconclusive and in one case showed intraventricular haemorrhage, a feature not previously described. Magnetic resonance imaging was required to show the lesions with greater definition; however,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical neuroscience 2001-07, Vol.8 (4), p.361-363
Hauptverfasser:	Rust, Phillipa, Ashkan, Keyoumars, Ball, Claire, Stapleton, Simon, Marsh, Henry
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Brain Neoplasms - pathology Diagnosis, Differential Female gliomatosis cerebri, intraventricular haemorrhage, hydrocephalus, thalamic infiltration Humans Hydrocephalus - diagnostic imaging Hydrocephalus - pathology Intracranial Hemorrhages - diagnostic imaging Intracranial Hemorrhages - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial - diagnostic imaging Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial - pathology Neurology Thalamus - pathology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:	We report two young patients with obscure presentations of gliomatosis cerebri. Initial CT scanning was inconclusive and in one case showed intraventricular haemorrhage, a feature not previously described. Magnetic resonance imaging was required to show the lesions with greater definition; however, in both cases, a biopsy was needed to confirm the diagnosis.
ISSN:	0967-5868 1532-2653
DOI:	10.1054/jocn.2000.0864