Apoplectic course of meningiomas.
The authors present 5 cases of meningiomas producing apoplectic symptoms, which appeared among 196 meningeal tumors operated upon from 1969 to 1983. In 4 cases the illness simulated acute cerebral ischaemia, the fifth patient presented twice subarachnoid haemorrhage. The authors discuss possible mechanisms of apoplectic course of meningiomas.
Kotwica
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Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Academy of Lódź.
Jagodziński
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Polis
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D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged