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  • Title: An Adolescent Presenting With Seizures as a Symptom of Gliomatosis Cerebri.
    Author: Blanco-Iglesias E, Cabeza B, Esparza EG, de Prada I, Lassaletta A, Budke M, Serrano A.
    Journal: Pediatr Emerg Care; 2018 Dec; 34(12):e229-e232. PubMed ID: 28486262.
    Abstract:
    Gliomatosis cerebri is a diffuse infiltrating glioma of neuroepithelial origin that affects more than 2 cerebral lobes. This is rarely seen in pediatric patients. The clinical presentation and imaging are very unspecific, and a biopsy is typically needed for the diagnosis. Given the widespread nature of the disease, surgical treatment is not possible and has a poor overall prognosis. A pediatric patient presented with elevated intracranial pressure. All initial studies were negative, and the imaging showed a symmetrical affection involving the supratentorial and infratentorial regions. A biopsy ultimately confirmed gliomatosis cerebri. This case describes a unique clinical presentation of gliomatosis cerebri in a pediatric patient.
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