Lhermitte-duclos disease treated surgically in an elderly patient: case report and literature review
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Lhermitte-Duclos Disease Treated Surgically in an Elderly Patient: Case Report and Literature Review.
A 75-year-old man with Lhermitte-Duclos Disease (LDD) manifesting as progressive headache is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a right cerebellar mass lesion with the characteristic "tiger-striped appearance". A mild mass effect was evident at the medulla oblongata, accompanied by inferior displacement of the right cerebellar tonsil. Thus, tonsillar herniation was considered th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Neurosurgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1019-5149
DOI: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.9835-13.2