Gliomatosis cerebri presenting with hydrocephalus and dementia.
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Case Report We report a case of gliomatosis cerebri with massive enlargement of the white matter commissural tracts (including the corpus callosum, the anterior commissure, and the fornices) that may have been directly responsible for obstruction of CSF pathways and subsequent hydrocephalus. A 64-year-old man had no significant medical history until 1 year before he died. At this time he showed signs of excessive forgetfulness, confusion, urinary incontinence, and a shuffling gait that progressed over a 2-week period to inability to ambulate without assist-
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 9 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988