Meningioma of Foramen Magnum Causing Drop Attacks
A 52-year-old female presented with frequent episodes of falls without loss of consciousness. These episodes lasted for brief period followed by full neurological recovery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed foramen magnum meningioma encasing left vertebral artery. The patient had...
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| author | Amit Mahore Raghvendra Ramdasi Sandip Mavani Vithal Rangarajan Manoj Patil Prashant Sathe Juhi Kawale Vishakha Tikeykar |
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| description | A 52-year-old female presented with frequent episodes of falls without loss of consciousness. These episodes lasted for brief period followed by full neurological recovery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed foramen magnum meningioma encasing left vertebral artery. The patient had dramatic improvement after excision of the tumor. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-125a41f22d5e4b6c8565b8bed065f90d2025-02-03T05:57:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762015-01-01201510.1155/2015/214563214563Meningioma of Foramen Magnum Causing Drop AttacksAmit Mahore0Raghvendra Ramdasi1Sandip Mavani2Vithal Rangarajan3Manoj Patil4Prashant Sathe5Juhi Kawale6Vishakha Tikeykar7Department of Neurosurgery, Surana Hospital & Research Centre, Malad, Mumbai 400064, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai 400012, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020, IndiaA 52-year-old female presented with frequent episodes of falls without loss of consciousness. These episodes lasted for brief period followed by full neurological recovery. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed foramen magnum meningioma encasing left vertebral artery. The patient had dramatic improvement after excision of the tumor.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/214563 |
| spellingShingle | Amit Mahore Raghvendra Ramdasi Sandip Mavani Vithal Rangarajan Manoj Patil Prashant Sathe Juhi Kawale Vishakha Tikeykar Meningioma of Foramen Magnum Causing Drop Attacks Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | Meningioma of Foramen Magnum Causing Drop Attacks |
| title_full | Meningioma of Foramen Magnum Causing Drop Attacks |
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| title_short | Meningioma of Foramen Magnum Causing Drop Attacks |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/214563 |
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