The transformation of pediatric gliomatosis cerebri to cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme presenting as supraand infratentorial acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 72-77

  Senatus, Patrick B ^a   McClelland III, Shearwood ^b   Tanji, Kurenai ^b   Khandji, Alexander ^b   Huang, Judy ^b   Feldstein, Neil ^b  

^a Neurological Institute of New York ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme; Gliomatosis cerebri; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; GADOLINIUM; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTVACCINAL ENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SEROLOGY; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL;

EID: 26944458556     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.1.0072     Document Type: Article

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