Leptomeningeal infiltration as the presenting manifestation of a malignant glioma

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 298-301

  Wheen, L C ^a   Anderson, N E ^a   Baker, P C H ^b   Singh, V K ^c   Synek, B J L ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b HAWKE S BAY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Cerebrospinal fluid; Chronic meningitis; Neurofibromatosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGES; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644525630     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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