| Title |
Gliomatosis Cerebri Presenting as Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Child |
| Creator |
Zunz, Eran; Ben Sira, Liat; Constantini, Shlomi; Fattal-Valevski, Aviva; Yalon, Michal; Roth, Jonathan; Cagnano, Emanuela; Kesler, Anat |
| Affiliation |
Neuro-Opthalmology Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center,Tel-Aviv, Israel |
| Abstract |
We present a rare case of a diffuse anaplastic astrocytoma (gliomatosis configuration) in a child, which was misdiagnosed as pseudotumor cerebri following initially normal CT of the brain and elevated opening pressure on lumbar puncture with normal cerebrospinal composition. |
| Subject |
Brain Neoplasms; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; Humans; Intracranial Pressure; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Spinal Puncture; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tumor Markers, Biological; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
227229 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jx1m0m/227229 |
