Acta Neurochirurgica

, Volume 159, Issue 3, pp 481–483 | Cite as

Serial imaging and management of ganglioglioma with unusual presentation and meningeal spread

  • Andrew Dapaah
  • Shubhabrata Biswas
  • Nisaharan Srikandarajah
  • Daniel Crooks
  • Kumar Das
  • Jibril Osman Farah
Letter to the editor - Brain Tumors

Keywords

Lamotrigine Topiramate Mirtazapine Escitalopram Refractory Epilepsy 
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Notes

Compliance with ethical standards

Declaration of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Andrew Dapaah
    • 1
  • Shubhabrata Biswas
    • 1
  • Nisaharan Srikandarajah
    • 1
  • Daniel Crooks
    • 1
  • Kumar Das
    • 1
  • Jibril Osman Farah
    • 1
  1. 1.Departments of Neurosurgery, Neuroradiology and NeuropathologyThe Walton CentreLiverpoolUK

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