Giant clival chordoma causing pathological laughter.
Surg Neurol Int
; 5: 18, 2014.
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| 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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MEDLINE
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En
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Surg Neurol Int
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article
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Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos