Ganglioglioma causing acute uncal herniation.
Gangliogliomas are rare but mostly benign tumors of the central nervous system. Early surgical resection is recommended to prevent seizures and further growth. Therefore, an uncal herniation caused by a ganglioglioma is a very rare event. We report such a case, where a patient with an initially small lesion was lost to follow-up.
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Division of Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital, 7000 Chur, Switzerland.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D018303:Ganglioglioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020534:Parahippocampal Gyrus / Q000473:pathology