Lymphomatosis cerebri presenting with orthostatic hypotension, anorexia, and paraparesis

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 581-586

  Keswani, Anjeni ^a   Bigio, Eileen ^a   Grimm, Sean ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphomatosis cerebri; Neuro oncology; Primary central nervous system lymphoma

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE; MIDODRINE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOSIS; AUTOPSY; B LYMPHOCYTE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DETERIORATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERREFLEXIA; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOMATOSIS CEREBRI; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARAPLEGIA; PARIETAL LOBE; PONS; PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHITE MATTER; WHITE MATTER LESION;

ANOREXIA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; LYMPHOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPARESIS;

EID: 84866046481     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-012-0931-3     Document Type: Article

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