Published in Neurological Sciences
A 37-year-old female presented with medically intractable complex partial seizures with secondary generalization. She was found to have a dural-based lesion with radiologic features of meningioma. A gross total resection was performed and pathology confirmed a diagnosis of cavernous angioma and she became seizure free after the surgical resection. ...
Published in Neurological Sciences
Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors of neural crest origin. They are mostly benign, however; malignant tumors with aggressive behavior and distant metastasis can also occur. Intracranial involvement is extremely rare and has been sporadically reported in the literature. Here we report a case who presented with progressive neurologic defic...
Published in Neurological Sciences
A few number of suprasellar gliomas have been reported thus far of which, some of them developed several years after radiation therapy for pituitary adenomas or craniopharyngiomas. Herein, we report a case of sellar glioblastoma with suprasellar extension with no prior radiation history who mimicked clinical and radiologic findings of a pituitary m...
Published in Neurological Sciences
A 45-year-old male presented with subacute onset of a right-sided hemiparesis, right homonymous hemianopsia, and slurred speech. The brain imaging revealed two separate intraparenchymal enhancing lesions. The cerebrospinal fluid rapid plasma reagin and venereal disease research laboratory test were positive and consistent with syphilitic gumma, and...
