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Leptomyxid amebic meningoencephalitis mimicking brain stem glioma
A Lowichik1, N Rollins, R Delgado
1Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA.
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
An 11-month-old infant presented with cranial nerve palsy and ataxia. MR revealed a large, enhancing pontine mass and small, nonenhancing parafalcial lesions; no organisms were seen in cerebrospinal fluid. After empiric treatment for brain stem glioma, the patient died. Autopsy revealed meningoencephalitis caused by leptomyxid amebae.