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Case Reports
. 2005 Nov;21(11):1000-3.
doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-1076-2. Epub 2005 Jan 27.

Gliomatosis cerebri in children. Case report and clinical considerations

Emanuela Caroli  1 , Epimenio Ramundo Orlando, Luigi Ferrante
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Case Reports

Gliomatosis cerebri in children. Case report and clinical considerations

Emanuela Caroli et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) is an uncommon entity characterised by the diffuse overgrowth of large parts of the brain by glial cells. Reports in the literature often refer to adult patients, its occurrence in children being even more rare.

Case report: We report the case of an 8-year-old boy with GC and discuss the problem of intra vitam diagnosis.

Conclusions: Diagnosis of GC is very difficult; thus, cases diagnosed during life are rare.

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