title: Gliomatosis cerebri.
abstract: A 6-year-old boy who presented with worsening hemiplegia, behaviour problems and seizures after an episode of encephalitis-like illness is reported. MRI revealed diffuse signal change and swelling of the left cerebral hemisphere. The diagnosis of gliomatosis cerebri was confirmed by brain biopsy. Parents refused radiotherapy and the child worsened and died 6 months after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Suvasini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Vaishali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suri
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018302:Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D019452:Terminally Ill; D016312:Treatment Refusal