Sudden death from diffuse leptomeningeal oligodendrogliomatosis: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 625-629

  Reynolds, Renee M ^a   Boswell, Elizabeth ^a   Hulette, Christine M ^a   Cummings, Thomas J ^a   Haglund, Michael M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system neoplasm; Leptomeningeal disease; Oligodendrogliomatosis; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; PHENYTOIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; DIFFUSE LEPTOMENINGEAL OLIGODENDROGLIOMATOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LOW BACK PAIN; MENINGITIS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 83055163434     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.7.SPINE10728     Document Type: Article

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