Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · Dec 2001
Review Case ReportsOssified thoracic spinal meningioma in childhood: a case report and review of the literature.
Spinal ossified meningiomas are extremely rare. This is a report of a study on a 15-year-old boy with thoracic spinal ossified meningioma. ⋯ Immunohistochemically, Ki 67 antibody was applied but no positive staining was present. The surgical and pathological aspects of spinal ossified meningiomas were reviewed.
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · Dec 2000
Review Case ReportsIntramedullary spinal cord metastasis as a first manifestation of a renal cell carcinoma: report of a case and review of the literature.
The authors report the case of a 70-year-old woman who developed a Brown-Sequard-syndrome within 6 weeks caused by an intramedullary spinal cord metastasis of an occult renal cell carcinoma. Intramedullary metastases are rare and represent only 4-8.5% of central nervous system metastases. An important feature of intramedullary metastases is the rapid progression of neurological deficits which necessitates rapid treatment. ⋯ Neurology 1960;674-8). To the best of our knowledge this is the first report on a patient in whom symptoms from the metastasis of a renal cell carcinoma preceded the detection of the primary tumor. This report presents the clinical, neuroradiological and histopathological findings of an intramedullary metastasis of a renal cell carcinoma and provides an overview of the literature on intramedullary spinal cord metastases.
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · Sep 2000
Review Case ReportsRuptured cerebral aneurysm in a 39-day-old infant.
A case of middle cerebral artery aneurysm in a 39-day-old infant is discussed. The unique characteristics of aneurysms in the pediatric age group which distinguish them from adults are male predominance, greater frequency in middle cerebral artery and posterior circulation. In addition, they demonstrate a greater frequency of large and giant aneurysms. Theories on the etiology of cerebral aneurysms in children are discussed.
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · Nov 1995
Review Case ReportsNeurogenic claudication by epidural lipomatosis: a case report and review of literature.
Epidural lipomatosis is most frequently seen in patients on chronic steroid treatment. Only twelve cases of idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis have been described. In this report we present an additional case of this condition in a middle-aged male presenting with neurogenic claudication.