85 Neurosciences 2008; Vol. 13 (1) irradiation. 1 The prognosis for patients with infiltrative
brainstem astrocytoma is dismal; 5-year survival rates are less than a few percent. Other …

Fig. 1 T1 weighted contrast enhanced axial MR images. Top panel reveals findings at the
skull base at presentation (a) and two months later (b). Enhancing lesions, right greater then …

A55-YEAR-OLD WOMAN had progressive gait unsteadiness, vertigo, and intermittent
diplopia for 1.5 years. Clinical examination revealed multidirectional gaze-evoked …

Objective: To describe vertigo and hearing disturbance as a first sign of glioblastoma. Study
Design: Case report. Setting: Ear, Nose, and Throat Department of the University of …

Background: Brain tumors, even large ones, may present with minimal ENT symptoms
including minimal hearing loss. Aim: The presentation of a case of temporal lobe tumor that …

Brain stem gliomas/astrocytomas are slowly growing tumors affecting children and young
adults. They usually present with unilateral cranial nerve palsies followed by long tract signs …

Abstract A 53-year-old male, who had undergone a left upper lung lobectomy for cancer 2
years previously, presented with metastatic brainstem tumor manifesting as hearing …

Co-occurrence of glioblastomas (GBM) and multiple sclerosis (MS) in the same patient is
very uncommon. Less than 50 cases in which MS and gliomas coexisted have been …

Résumé Contrairement à ceux de l'enfant, les gliomes du tronc cérébral de l'adulte sont
rares et représentent un groupe hétérogène de tumeurs, souvent de bas grade et de …

A 50-year-old woman presented with subacute onset of headache, tinnitus, vertigo, emesis,
diplopia and right-sided limb paresthesias. She had a known diagnosis of relapsing …