Gliomatosis cerebri presenting as idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a child

Eran Zunz*, Liat Ben Sira, Shlomi Constantini, Aviva Fattal-Valevski, Michal Yalon, Jonathan Roth, Emanuela Cagnano, Anat Kesler

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Abstract

We present a rare case of a diffuse anaplastic astrocytoma (gliomatosis configuration) in a child, which was misdiagnosed as pseudotumor cerebri following initially normal CT of the brain and elevated opening pressure on lumbar puncture with normal cerebrospinal composition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)339-341
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011

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