Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery
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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg · Dec 2013
Case ReportsAcute onset of hemiparesis after gamma knife radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformation caused by hyperacute thrombosis of draining vein: a case report.
Complications after gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) have been attributed most commonly to radiation-induced damage to the brain. Early occlusion of the draining veins has been postulated as one of the rare causes of complications after GKRS, which often occurs at or beyond 6 months after GKRS. ⋯ Early draining vein occlusion is an important cause of postradiosurgery complications, and it can rarely occur within days.
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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg · Dec 2013
Case ReportsBilateral ptosis as initial presentation of gliomatosis cerebri: case report.
Gliomatosis cerebri is a rare, diffuse glioma of neuroepithelial origin involving more than two cerebral lobes. Clinical presentation of gliomatosis cerebri is variable and depends on the degree, extent, and location of cortical involvement. ⋯ Standard radiation and chemotherapy were administered but the patient eventually succumbed to the disease. The unique clinical presentation is discussed in light of this rare neoplasm of the central nervous system.