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Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain
Schwannomas are the most common tumor of peripheral nerves which are arising from Schwann cells and are benign in their nature. Intracranial schwannoma accounts for between 5 and 8% of intracranial tumors, whereas intracerebral schwannoma, a rare disease, accounts for <1% of intracranial schwanno...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6387709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30881716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8158950 |
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author | Alayyaf, Mohammad Taher Nasir, Nour |
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description | Schwannomas are the most common tumor of peripheral nerves which are arising from Schwann cells and are benign in their nature. Intracranial schwannoma accounts for between 5 and 8% of intracranial tumors, whereas intracerebral schwannoma, a rare disease, accounts for <1% of intracranial schwannomas. Intracerebral schwannoma has no specific clinical manifestation, and it is not classified by age. Here, we are reporting a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with attacks of seizures. MR imaging studies were done and showed right parieto-occipital cortical and subcortical mass lesion with intense enhancement and significant vasogenic oedema with mass effect on the subjacent sulci. The tumor was surgically removed through a right occipital craniotomy. Histological findings confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. |
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spelling | pubmed-63877092019-03-17 Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain Alayyaf, Mohammad Taher Nasir, Nour Case Rep Pathol Case Report Schwannomas are the most common tumor of peripheral nerves which are arising from Schwann cells and are benign in their nature. Intracranial schwannoma accounts for between 5 and 8% of intracranial tumors, whereas intracerebral schwannoma, a rare disease, accounts for <1% of intracranial schwannomas. Intracerebral schwannoma has no specific clinical manifestation, and it is not classified by age. Here, we are reporting a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with attacks of seizures. MR imaging studies were done and showed right parieto-occipital cortical and subcortical mass lesion with intense enhancement and significant vasogenic oedema with mass effect on the subjacent sulci. The tumor was surgically removed through a right occipital craniotomy. Histological findings confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. Hindawi 2019-02-10 /pmc/articles/PMC6387709/ /pubmed/30881716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8158950 Text en Copyright © 2019 Mohammad Alayyaf and Nour Taher Nasir. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Alayyaf, Mohammad Taher Nasir, Nour Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
title | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
title_full | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
title_fullStr | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
title_full_unstemmed | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
title_short | Seizures and Blurred Vision as Initial Presentation of Intracerebral Schwannoma: A Rare Tumor of the Brain |
title_sort | seizures and blurred vision as initial presentation of intracerebral schwannoma: a rare tumor of the brain |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6387709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30881716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8158950 |
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