Primary diffuse leptomeningeal gliomatosis simulating tuberculous meningitis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 120-122

  Rees, J H ^a   Balakas, N ^b   Agathonikou, A ^c   Hain, S F ^d   Giovanonni, G ^a   Panayiotopoulos, C P ^c   Luxsuwong, M ^b   Revesz, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Clinical PET Centre

Author keywords

Gliomatosis; Leptomeningeal; Tuberculous meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAPHORESIS; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEPTOMENINX; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 0035138555     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.1.120     Document Type: Article

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