Abstract
This 9-year-old girl with rapidly progressive cerebral demyelinating disease presented with hemiplegia and intracranial hypertension. Brain images revealed four lesions with mass effect in the subcortical white matter of both hemispheres. Demyelination was found on pathological studies of these lesions. The patient experienced some recovery with corticosteroid treatment but improved completely with decompressive aspiration of the largest lesion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1447-1449 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Child
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Decompression, Surgical
- Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder
- Female
- Humans
- Inhalation
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Case Reports
- Journal Article