Hemicerebellitis mimicking a tumour on MRI.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2003
Abstract
CASE REPORT: We report a case of hemicerebellitis in a 13-year-old girl presenting with symptoms of intracranial hypertension with acute onset.
RESULTS: MRI of the brain revealed a unilateral cerebellar swelling with foliaform enhancement. The patient was still symptomatic even with high doses of intravenous steroids, so we decided to operate on her for diagnosis and decompression. The pathology showed leptomeningitis. She had a good postoperative outcome and a normal brain MRI 2 months later.
DISCUSSION: It is unusual to have a unilateral cerebellitis; only two cases have been published so far.
CONCLUSION: Although cerebellitis is considered to be benign and self limited, surgical intervention is sometimes mandatory.
Volume
19
Issue
2
First Page
122
Last Page
125
ISSN
0256-7040
Published In/Presented At
Jabbour, P., Samaha, E., Abi Lahoud, G., Koussa, S., Abadjian, G., Nohra, G., Rizk, T., Moussa, R., & Okais, N. (2003). Hemicerebellitis mimicking a tumour on MRI. Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 19(2), 122–125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-002-0709-6
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
12607033
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article