Glioma and multiple sclerosis: case report
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
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60(2B): 469-474, June 2002. ilus
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Dans Anglais
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RESUMO
We report a case of a 44-years-old woman with relapsing-remitting and secondarily progressive form of multiple sclerosis (MS) since aged 24 years, who developed an anaplastic astrocytoma. The neurological manifestations of the tumor were misinterpreted as resulting from MS. Sequential MRI examination and seizures raised the possibility of another nature of her symptoms, besides MS. Her initial good response to high doses corticosteroids led to the initial assumption her symptoms were only exclusively due to the demyelinating process. She underwent craniotomy with radical excision of the lesion. Pathological examination disclosed anaplastic astrocytoma. Other cases of coincidental MS and primary CNS tumors are reviewed, as well as their possible relation
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Astrocytome
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Tumeurs du cerveau
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Sclérose en plaques
Limites du sujet:
Adulte
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Femelle
/
Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Thème du journal:
Neurologie
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Psychiatrie
Année:
2002
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Paraná/BR
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