Bilateral thalamic glioma: case report

Authors
Hirano, H Yokoyama, S Nakayama, M Nagata, S Kuratsu, J
Citation
H. Hirano et al., Bilateral thalamic glioma: case report, NEURORADIOL, 42(10), 2000, pp. 732-734
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEURORADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00283940 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
732 - 734
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(200010)42:10<732:BTGCR>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We report a 63-year-old man who had a rare bilateral thalamic glioma. He co mplained of difficulty with calculations and had mental deterioration. T1-w eighted images revealed bilateral thalamic swelling with homogeneous low si gnal and no contrast enhancement. The tumour, showing decrease of N-acetyla spartate and the presence of lactate on magnetic resonance spectroscopy, wa s diagnosed as an astrocytoma by stereotactic biopsy.