Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis: Unusual MRI with non-enhancing nodular lesions on the cerebellar surface and spinal leptomeningeal enhancement

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 385-388

  Kastenbauer, S ^a   Danek, A ^a   Klein, W ^b   Yousry, T A ^b   Bise, K ^c   Reifenberger, G ^d   Pfister, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Bezirkskrankenhaus Gabersee ^*  (Germany)

^c Institute of Neuropathology   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic meningitis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CEREBELLUM; GADOLINIUM; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033869822     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.3.385     Document Type: Article

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