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Giant clival chordoma causing pathological laughter.
Gripp, Daniel Andrade; do Souto, Antonio Aversa; Gonsales, Douglas; Christiani, Marcio de Miranda Chaves; Nogueira, Janio; Lopes, Helio Ferreira; Torres, Yasmine Coura.
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  • Gripp DA; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Cancer, INCA, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • do Souto AA; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Cancer, INCA, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Gonsales D; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Cancer, INCA, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Christiani Mde M; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Cancer, INCA, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Nogueira J; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Cancer, INCA, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Lopes HF; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Cancer, INCA, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Torres YC; Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Cancer, INCA, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Surg Neurol Int ; 5: 18, 2014.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24778906
BACKGROUND: Chordomas are rare slowly growing tumors that originate from remnants of the notochord. They have a malignant local behavior, causing symptoms due to bone infiltration and compression of neurovascular structures. Only a few cases of brain tumors associated with pathological laughter have been reported in the literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of a 42-year-old male patient with this atypical clinical presentation treated at our institution, and discuss the concerning literature. CONCLUSION: Although being a very rare presentation of chordomas, pathological laughter is usually expected to improve after brain stem decompression.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Surg Neurol Int Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Surg Neurol Int Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Estados Unidos