title: Gliomatosis cerebri mimicking Rasmussen encephalitis. Case report.
abstract: Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) is a distinct malignant neuroepithelial neoplasm that is rarely found in children. The authors present the case of an 11-year-old girl in whom the initial presentation suggested possible early Rasmussen encephalitis (RE), but in whom a diagnosis of GC was made instead after examination of a brain biopsy specimen. Despite advances in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR spectroscopy, this case shows the limitations of clinical and neuroimaging diagnosis and the essential role of biopsy procedures when early RE is suspected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California 92354, USA.
authors.forename: Samer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghostine
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raghavan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Michelson
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holshouser
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tong
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D018302:Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology