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01-04-2012 | Case Report

Refractory seizures due to a dural-based cavernoma masquerading as a meningioma

Authors: Xianwei Zeng , Ali Mahta, Ryan Y. Kim, Ali G. Saad, Santosh Kesari

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 2/2012

Abstract

A 37-year-old female presented with medically intractable complex partial seizures with secondary generalization. She was found to have a dural-based lesion with radiologic features of meningioma. A gross total resection was performed and pathology confirmed a diagnosis of cavernous angioma and she became seizure free after the surgical resection. Cavernous angioma should be considered in differential diagnosis of a dural-based lesion manifesting with refractory seizures.

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Title: Refractory seizures due to a dural-based cavernoma masquerading as a meningioma
Authors: Xianwei Zeng
Ali Mahta
Ryan Y. Kim
Ali G. Saad
Santosh Kesari
Publication date: 01-04-2012
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0764-4

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