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Acute cerebellitis with hydrocephalus.
We report a case of an 8 years old child who presented with sudden onset of headache and vomiting. He had broad-based gait and intention tremors on admission. MRI brain revealed isointense signals on T1-weighted imaging and hyperintense signals on T2-weighted imaging. Cerebellar swelling was also identified with significant mass effect obliterating the fourth ventricle. CT head showed prominent...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 1846
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)87041-6