Carcinomatous encephalitis as clinical presentation of occult lung adenocarcinoma: case report Encefalite carcinomatosa como apresentação inicial de adenocarcinoma de pulmão oculto: relato de caso

Carcinomatous encephalitis as clinical presentation of occult lung adenocarcinoma: case report Encefalite carcinomatosa como apresentação inicial de adenocarcinoma de pulmão oculto: relato de caso

Carcinomatous encephalitis is a rare entity, originally described by Madow and Alpers in 1951, which is characterized by tumoral spreading perivascular, without mass effect. Clinical manifestations such as hemiparesis, seizures, ataxia, speech difficulties, cerebrospinal fluid findings as well as co...

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Main Authors: Henrique Barbosa Ribeiro, Tadeu Ferreira de Paiva Jr, Gustavo Pignatari Rosas Mamprin, Milton Luiz Gorzoni, Antônio José da Rocha, Carmen Lucia Penteado Lancellotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
metástase cerebral
encefalite carcinomatosa
tumor primário de pulmão
mecanismo de metástase
metástase miliar
brain metastases
carcinomatous encephalitis
lung adenocarcinoma
miliary brain metastases
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