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29 November 2020: Articles

A 37-Year-Old Saudi Man with a Calcified Intraventricular Astrocytoma

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis

Maryam Abdullah Al Saleem E* , Noor Said Alsafwani E , Tarek Mohammad ElSharkawy E , Sari Saleh Al-Suhibani E , Wisam Essawi E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.928224

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e928224

Table 1. Reported cases of calcified intraventricular pilocytic astrocytoma.

NoAuthors/Year (reference)AgeGenderLocationClinical presentationOutcome after the surgery
1Kim et al., 2011 []5 15FemaleLeft lateral ventricleFirst attack of complex partial seizureSeizures resolve after the surgery
2Kumar et al., 2014 []6 7FemaleRight lateral ventricleSeizure, headache and vomiting for 6 monthsDoing well up to 15 months after the surgery
3Kumar et al., 2014 []6 58MaleLeft lateral ventricle with extension to the third ventricleHeadache and bilateral vision diminution for one yearAsymptomatic 12 months after the surgery
4Sattar et al., 2017 []7 17FemaleBilateral lateral ventriclesHeadache and vomiting for one monthRegression of symptoms and interval decrease in intraventricular hemorrhage

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