[The diagnostic value of CT and MRI studies in brain-stem tumors].
The combination of lower cranial nerve palsy and contralateral motor impairment, presenting subacutely and following a progressive course in a child or young adult, suggests the possibility of brain-stem tumor. However, if the CT scan is normal, the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis or a vasculitis is frequently considered. Since CT scans may miss lower brain-stem tumors, MRI is recommended as the definitive diagnostic test in such cases.
Zoldan
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Dept. of Neurology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva.
Goren
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Gadoth
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001933:Brain Stem; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed