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Vocational and Educational Outcomes in Adults With Sturge–Weber Syndrome: Preliminary Results From a Clinical Needs Assessment

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The clinical presentation of Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS) is highly variable, with seizures during infancy and co‑occurring neurodevelopmental conditions commonly reported. Although these features are known to affect childhood functioning, their relationship to adult vocational and educational outcomes remains poorly understood.
Katharine E. Joslyn, Catherine Stephan, Anne M. Comi, Andrew T. Zabel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Durable remission of leptomeningeal metastases from hormone-responsive prostate cancer

, 2011
Prostate cancer is rarely associated with leptomeningeal metastasis. An 87-year-old man with a history of prostate cancer presented with leptomeningeal metastasis. He received hormonal therapy with leuprolide.
Santosh Kesari, Ryan Y. Kim, Akar, Serra, Meng Zhang, Kim, Ryan Y., Serra Akar, Mahta, Ali, Zhang, Meng, Ali Mahta, Kesari, Santosh   +9 more
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Leptomeningeal Masses or Masquerades: A Spectrum of Diseases with Leptomeningeal Enhancement and their Mimics

Current Medical Imaging Formerly Current Medical Imaging Reviews
Background: Leptomeningeal enhancement, visible on MRI, can indicate a variety of diseases, both neoplastic and non-neoplastic. Objective: This comprehensive pictorial review aims to equip radiologists and trainees with a thorough ...
Praveen M Yogendra, Oliver James Nickalls, Chi Long Ho   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis: A Diagnosis Challenge

Diagnostic Cytopathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) in patients with disseminated cancer has a grave prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Diagnosis is delayed due to low CSF volume and scant cellularity. This quality improvement project was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CSF cytology in cases with radiologic evidence and ...
Makayla Hyde, Christine F. Lauro, Aaron McConeghey, Laurentia Nodit   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ossified retroperitoneal malignant Schwannoma with spinal leptomeningeal metastases.

, 1998
A malignant retroperitoneal schwannoma in a patient without von Recklinghausen's disease is reported. Ossification in the tumour, shown on CT and MRI in this previously untreated patient is exceptional.
Speleman, Franki, Van Belle, Simon, Kunnen, Marc, Defreyne, Luc, Lemmerling, Marc, De Potter, Christian, Mortelé, K   +6 more
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Durable Response of Leptomeningeal Disease With Osimertinib and Pemetrexed in EGFR-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC: A Case Report

, 2021
Optimal management of EGFR-mutated NSCLC with leptomeningeal (LM) disease progression through EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor remains unclear. We present a 39-year-old man with EGFR-mutated NSCLC and LM disease progression through osimertinib 80 mg daily,
Christina S. Baik, MD, MPH, Cristina M. Merkhofer, MD, MHS, Christina S. Baik, Cristina M. Merkhofer   +3 more
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Successful eradication of leptomeningeal plasma cell disease [PDF]

Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2018
Plasma cell leukaemia (PCL) is a rare and aggressive form of malignant monoclonal gammopathy characterized by the presence of high levels of plasma cells in peripheral blood. Central nervous system involvement of PCL has no established treatment and an extremely poor prognosis.
Bruserud, Øyvind, Hansen, Bent-Are, Vetti, Nils, Johansen, Silje, Reikvam, Håkon   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Presenting with Diffuse Leptomeningeal Involvement in a 55-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report and Brief Summary of Current Diagnostic Tests and Treatment

Case Reports in Oncology, 2014
Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are typically present as masses in children and adolescents, but rarely in adults. Diagnoses, management strategies, and prognostication factors are not well established in adult cases of PNETs.
Navya Kalidindi, Carlos H. Torres, Jean Michaud, Jocelyn Christine Zwicker   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric new‐onset seizure‐like events: Yield of diagnostic work‐up

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To assess the diagnostic yield of ancillary investigations in children presenting with new‐onset seizure‐like events (SLEs) at a tertiary first seizure clinic (FSC). Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study including 1213 children evaluated for new‐onset SLEs at a tertiary FSC.
Geertruida Slinger, Lotte Noorlag, Willem M. Otte, Maeike Zijlmans, Rosalie L. Neijzen, Sandra M. A. van der Salm, Floor E. Jansen, Kees P. J. Braun, Eric van Diessen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proton Craniospinal Irradiation for Patients with Solid Tumor Leptomeningeal Disease: Real-World Feasibility, Toxicity, and Outcome Analysis

Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) is a devastating clinical scenario in patients with metastatic cancer [...
Yazmin Odia, Alonso La Rosa, Zachary Fellows, Andrew J. Wroe, Rupesh Kotecha, Matthew D. Hall, Minesh P. Mehta, Omer Gal, Robert H. Press, Alonso N. Gutierrez   +9 more
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