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Cerebellar astrocytoma presenting with headache and nystagmus in a 20-year-old male.

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Optic nerve glioma and cerebellar astrocytoma in a patient with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis.

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A 2 and a half year-old boy with neurofibromatosis developed unilateral proptosis, decreased visual acuity, and optic disk edema. After the discovery and removal of an optic nerve glioma, the patient had ten years of excellent health until he began having headaches, nausea, and vomiting. He had

Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in a genetically negative tuberous sclerosis complex adult: Case report.

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BACKGROUND The well-described entity of Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma (SEGA) in the setting of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is profound in current literature. It has been described in children as well as adults with or without identifiable clinical presentations of tuberous sclerosis. To

The Use of Rapid Sequence Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain as a Screening Tool for the Detection of Gross Intracranial Pathology in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department With a Chief Complaint of Persistent or Recurrent Headaches.

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The purpose of the study, was to assess the utility of rapid sequence brain magnetic resonance imaging (RS-MRI), as a screening tool to detect gross intracranial pathology in children that present to the emergency department, with a chief complaint of persistent or recurrent headaches.

Monitoring papilledema in a patient with pineal pilocytic astrocytoma by using Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II. Case report.

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The Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) II is a confocal scanning laser device used to acquire images of the optic nerve head. In this paper the authors report a novel use of this device in the assessment of papilledema in a patient with pilocytic astrocytoma of the pineal region. They also present a

A novel mutation in NF1 is associated with diverse intra-familial phenotypic variation and astrocytoma in a Chinese family.

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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a dysregulated neurocutaneous disorder, characterized by neurofibromas and café-au-lait spots. NF1 is caused by mutations in the NF1 gene, encoding neurofibromin. Here, we present a clinical molecular study of a three-generation Chinese family with NF1. The proband

[Muscle atrophy of hand as an initial sign in a patient with protoplasmic astrocytoma: a case report and literature review].

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We reported a rare case of protoplasmic astrocytoma presenting small muscle atrophy of the right hand as an initial sign. A 39-year-old male was admitted to hospital complaining of chronic muscle atrophy and subtle headache. Electromyography (EMG) showed brief small denervation and no signs of

Granular cell astrocytoma - a diagnostic conundrum

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Granular cell astrocytoma (GCA) is an aggressive variant of astrocytoma characterised by predominantly round-to-polygonal cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm. This tumor usually lack the morphological signatures of conventional astrocytoma and are devoid of typical features which

Synchronous optic and pineal pilocytic astrocytomas in a paediatric patient with neurofibromatosis type 1.

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A 12-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis type 1 presented with headache, visual acuity and visual field disturbance. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an enhanced solid mass involving her right optic nerve and optic chiasm, and a cystic lesion in the pineal region that had

Multifocal pilocytic astrocytomas with ependymal differentiation in the bilateral medial temporal lobes: case report.

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A 7-year-old boy presented with headache, visual disturbance, and psychomotor seizures persisting for 7 months. He had mild hemiparesis and homonymous hemianopia on the left. Neuroimaging showed bilateral temporal lobe masses with calcification and cysts. The right temporal mass was subtotally

Cerebellar metastasis from serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary mimicking pilocytic astrocytoma.

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Serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary rarely can present with solitary solid -cystic cerebellar metastasis, mimicking pilocytic astrocytoma. A middle aged women, who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingoopherectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy for ovarian adenocarcinoma, presented

All-trans-retinoic acid: a phase II Radiation Therapy Oncology Group study (RTOG 91-13) in patients with recurrent malignant astrocytoma.

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The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group enrolled 30 patients with recurrent malignant astrocytomas onto a phase II study (RTOG 91-13). Patients were treated with all-trans-retinoic acid at a starting dose of 120 mg/m2 per day orally continuously until disease progression. Fourteen patients had

Possible involvement of brain tumour stem cells in the emergence of a fast-growing malignant meningioma after surgical resection and radiotherapy of high-grade astrocytoma: case report and preliminary laboratory investigation.

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The case of a 62-year old man diagnosed with radiation-induced meningioma (RIM) after treatment for astrocytoma with an unusually short latency period of 7 months is reported. The patient first presented with a 2-month history of memory decline. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a tumour in

Symptomatic vasospasm after resection of a suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma: case report and possible pathogenesis.

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BACKGROUND Cerebral vasospasm from pathology other than subarachnoid hemorrhage is uncommon. A case of severe vasospasm after resection of a suprasellar pilocytic astrocytoma is reported. METHODS A 45-year-old male presented with headache, left facial numbness, bilateral visual loss, and ataxia.

Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of the corpus callosum presenting with primary haemorrhage in an adolescent.

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A 17-year-old male patient with history of intraventricular haemorrhage in 2007 underwent a brain MRI scan in 2013 owing to headache. Brain MRI scan showed an expansive lesion adjacent to the left lateral ventricle infiltrating the anterior portion of the corpus callosum. After surgery, pathology

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