| Acute tetraplegia and cardiac arrest following high cervical leptomeningeal metastasis of giant cell glioblastoma. | |
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PMID: 21658953 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Giant cell glioblastoma multiforme (gcGBM) is an unusual subtype of high-grade glioma (grade IV, World Health Organization classification). We report a patient with a rare acute tetraplegia, followed by lethal cardiac arrest, who had undergone a prior resection of a supratentorial gcGBM. Neuroradiological workup revealed a large, high cervical compressive leptomeningeal mass consistent with a drop metastasis. Due to the possibility of a rapid clinical deterioration in patients with high cervical cord compression, the diagnosis of drop metastasis to the spine should be considered in patients with a previous history of supratentorial GBM who present with acute diffuse motor weakness. |
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Joshua M Ammerman; P Benjamin Kerr; Fabio Roberti |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-7 |
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Title: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia Volume: - ISSN: 1532-2653 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-6-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9433352 Medline TA: J Clin Neurosci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Neurological Surgery, The George Washington University, Washington, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 7-420, District of Columbia 20037, USA. |
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