Meningioma of Foramen Magnum Causing Drop Attacks

A 52-year-old female presented with frequent episodes of falls without loss of consciousness. These episodes lasted for brief period followed by full neurological recovery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed foramen magnum meningioma encasing left vertebral artery. The patient had...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mahore, Amit, Ramdasi, Raghvendra, Mavani, Sandip, Rangarajan, Vithal, Patil, Manoj, Sathe, Prashant, Kawale, Juhi, Tikeykar, Vishakha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25793133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/214563
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Sumario:A 52-year-old female presented with frequent episodes of falls without loss of consciousness. These episodes lasted for brief period followed by full neurological recovery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed foramen magnum meningioma encasing left vertebral artery. The patient had dramatic improvement after excision of the tumor.

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