Rapid Cerebral Edema and Herniation in a 65-Year-Old Man With Balamuthia Mandrillaris

This case describes a 65-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma as well as other medical comorbidities who developed rapidly progressive cerebral edema, nonconvulsive status epilepticus, and ultimately died. Postmortem examination revealed massive cerebral edema, widespread parenchymal necrosis,...

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Autores principales: Zwillman, Michael, Nguyen, Anh T, Organek, Natalie, Kobiessi, Zoulficar A, Kodali, Sudha, Immanuel, Kevin E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8121121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34007751
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14498

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8121121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34007751
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14498

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