Epidermoid Causing Ischemic Stroke in the Brainstem

Intracranial tumors may rarely cause stroke. We report an epidermoid cyst causing stroke in a pediatric patient. We have also reviewed the literature and pathogenesis of stroke caused by intracranial tumors.

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Main Authors: Raghvendra Ramdasi, Amit Mahore, Abhijeet Kulkarni, Vithal Rangarajan, Manoj Patil, Juhi Kawale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/801615
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spelling doaj-art-1d94ab201b0f4d04afd01af897934dc82025-02-03T06:44:22ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762014-01-01201410.1155/2014/801615801615Epidermoid Causing Ischemic Stroke in the BrainstemRaghvendra Ramdasi0Amit Mahore1Abhijeet Kulkarni2Vithal Rangarajan3Manoj Patil4Juhi Kawale5Department 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, IndiaIntracranial tumors may rarely cause stroke. We report an epidermoid cyst causing stroke in a pediatric patient. We have also reviewed the literature and pathogenesis of stroke caused by intracranial tumors.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/801615
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Epidermoid Causing Ischemic Stroke in the Brainstem
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