Recurrent pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis: Neuroimaging findings

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 462-466

  Oguz, Kader K ^a   Haliloglu, Goknur ^a   Alehan, Dursun ^a   Topcu, Meral ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Child; Inflammation; MRI; Pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMORAL HEMICEREBELLITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 40849116184     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0725-5     Document Type: Article

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