Meningioma presenting with transient ischaemic attacks.
A case of sphenoid wing meningioma mimicking the presentation of a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is described. Based on findings from neuroimaging in this case, possible explanations of the mechanism of this uncommon presentation of meningiomas are discussed and the literature is reviewed.
Oluigbo
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Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK.
Choudhari
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Flynn
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McConnell
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed