Gliomatosis cerebri: diagnostic considerations in three cases

Clinical symptoms and radiologic characteristics of gliomatosis cerebri (GC) are non-specific and the condition may be confused with other central nervous system diseases. We report three patients with GC; all the three patients had involvement of more than three lobes and the deep white matter, as...

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Published in:	Neurology India Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 122 - 125
Main Authors:	Brandão, Rafael Augusto Castro Santiago, de Carvalho, Gervásio Teles C, de Azeredo Coutinho, Camilo Augusto, Christo, Paulo Pereira, Santiago, Cesar Felipe Gusmão, Santos, Maria do Carmo Vasconcelos, de Sousa, Atos Alves
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01-01-2011 Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Subjects:	Adult Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis Care and treatment Case studies CT imaging Diagnosis Female Health aspects Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Middle Aged Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial - diagnosis Nervous system diseases Patient outcomes Risk factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods India
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Summary:	Clinical symptoms and radiologic characteristics of gliomatosis cerebri (GC) are non-specific and the condition may be confused with other central nervous system diseases. We report three patients with GC; all the three patients had involvement of more than three lobes and the deep white matter, as well as bilateral involvement. Differentiation of GC from other neurologic diseases involving diffuse white matter may be difficult. However, the diagnosis can be based on the combination of radiologic and histopathologic features.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0028-3886 1998-4022
DOI:	10.4103/0028-3886.76892