SMART syndrome: a late reversible complication of radiotherapy
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SMART syndrome: a late reversible complication of radiotherapy.
A 43-year-ol d female had a cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma operated 27 years ago. Reoperation and radiation therapy were employed in a recurrence 13 years ago. One week before admission, progressive drowsiness, disorientation in time and space, slurred speech and worsening of a residual right hemiparesis begun. Cerebrospinal uid (CSF) analysis and electroencephalography (EEG) were unremarkabl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20130033