A case of mistaken identity: An unusual presentation of neoplastic meningitis and a reminder of the hallmark features

This case offers an opportunity for education on the manifestations of neoplastic meningitis, a revision of the hallmark investigative features, and a reminder of the utilization of lumbar puncture in investigating unexplained neurological symptoms. Additionally, it emphasises the need for clinician...

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Autores principales: Davidson, Catriona, Achilleos, Katerina, Crawley, Francesca, Petchey, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33363861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3289
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spelling pubmed-77523282020-12-23 A case of mistaken identity: An unusual presentation of neoplastic meningitis and a reminder of the hallmark features Davidson, Catriona Achilleos, Katerina Crawley, Francesca Petchey, William Clin Case Rep Case Reports This case offers an opportunity for education on the manifestations of neoplastic meningitis, a revision of the hallmark investigative features, and a reminder of the utilization of lumbar puncture in investigating unexplained neurological symptoms. Additionally, it emphasises the need for clinicians to avoid "diagnostic anchoring" when faced with recurrent attenders. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7752328/ /pubmed/33363861 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3289 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr A case of mistaken identity: An unusual presentation of neoplastic meningitis and a reminder of the hallmark features
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title_short A case of mistaken identity: An unusual presentation of neoplastic meningitis and a reminder of the hallmark features
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752328/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33363861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3289
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