Cerebrospinal fluid protein levels are elevated 100 times in a Leptomeningeal metastasis patient: a case report and literature review

Cerebrospinal fluid protein levels are elevated 100 times in a Leptomeningeal metastasis patient: a case report and literature review

Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) has a high degree of malignancy and high mortality. We describe a patient admitted to hospital with acute lower extremity weakness, dysuria, and high intracranial pressure. Enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed extensive enhancement of the leptomeningeal and...

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Main Authors: Shengnan Wang, Wenzhuo Yang, Mingqin Zhu, Xiaochuang Wang, Lin Pan, Tao Jin, Youqi Chen, Jianxin Xi, Laiyu Yang, Run Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
leptomeningeal metastasis
tuberculous meningitis
CSF protein
cytology
CNS tumor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1174309/full

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