29 November 2020
: Case report
A 37-Year-Old Saudi Man with a Calcified Intraventricular Astrocytoma
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis
Maryam Abdullah Al Saleem1EF*, Noor Said Alsafwani1E, Tarek Mohammad ElSharkawy1E, Sari Saleh Al-Suhibani2E, Wisam Essawi3EDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.928224
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e928224
Table 1. Reported cases of calcified intraventricular pilocytic astrocytoma.
No | Authors/Year (reference) | Age | Gender | Location | Clinical presentation | Outcome after the surgery |
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1 | Kim et al., 2011 []5 | 15 | Female | Left lateral ventricle | First attack of complex partial seizure | Seizures resolve after the surgery |
2 | Kumar et al., 2014 []6 | 7 | Female | Right lateral ventricle | Seizure, headache and vomiting for 6 months | Doing well up to 15 months after the surgery |
3 | Kumar et al., 2014 []6 | 58 | Male | Left lateral ventricle with extension to the third ventricle | Headache and bilateral vision diminution for one year | Asymptomatic 12 months after the surgery |
4 | Sattar et al., 2017 []7 | 17 | Female | Bilateral lateral ventricles | Headache and vomiting for one month | Regression of symptoms and interval decrease in intraventricular hemorrhage |