. 2011; 17(3): 105-106 | DOI: 10.5505/tbdhd.2011.54264 | |||
Sol hemiparezi ile başvuran dev meningiom olgusuUygar UtkuKahramanmaraş Yenişehir Devlet Hastanesi, Nöroloji Kliniği,kahramanmaraşMeningiom en sık görülen benign beyin tümörüdür. Genellikle semptomatik olmayan, tesadüfen tespit edilen meningiomlar nadir olmakla birlikte çok büyük boyutlara ulaşabilir. Sol kol ve bacakta artan kuvvet kaybı ile acil servisimize getirilen 92 yaşındaki kadın hastanın nörolojik muayenesi solda üst ekstremitede 0/5, alt ekstremitede Giant meningioma case presented with left hemiparesisUygar UtkuKahramanmaraş Yenişehir Public Hospital, Neurology Clinic, KahramanmaraşMeningioma is the most common benign brain tumor. Usually asymptomatic, incidentally detected meningiomas are rarely having very large sizes. A 92 year-old woman presented our emergency service with increasing weakness on her left arm and leg that has left hemiparesia such as 0/5 level upper extremity and 2/5 level lower extremity and her left Babinski was positive on her neurological examination. On the region extending from the right temporo-parietal heterogeneous calcified, smooth boundaries, approximately 10x10x12 cm sized space-occupying mass view compatible with meningioma taken on her non-contrast head CT. Without any symptom silently growing meningiomas rarely reach giant sizes and may appear stroke like clinic. Keywords: Stroke, giant meningiomaUygar Utku. Giant meningioma case presented with left hemiparesis. . 2011; 17(3): 105-106 Sorumlu Yazar: Uygar Utku, Türkiye |
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