Cerebral neoplasm simulating transient ischaemic attacks. A case report.
A 56-year-old woman with a 2-year history of recurrent attacks of paroxysmal expressive dysphasia mimicking transient ischaemic attacks was subsequently found to have a cerebral neoplasm. It is suggested that recurrent paroxysmal neurological deficit does not necessarily imply a vascular cause, but may be a feature of cerebral neoplasm, and that these patients should, in addition to other noninvasive diagnostic procedures, undergo computed tomography to exclude potentially treatable conditions.
D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology*; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged