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Case 25

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A 40-year-old woman, with no relevant clinical background, went to the emergency service with headache, nausea, vomiting and behavioural changes, without fever. Neurological examination was normal. The computed tomography (CT) revealed an expansive lesion with ventricular involvement (◘ Fig. 25.1).

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  1. Department of Imaging, Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

    Marta Rodrigues & Joana Nunes

  2. Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

    Antónia Furtado

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  1. Neuroradiology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal

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  2. Neuroradiology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Cristiana Vasconcelos

  3. Neuroradiology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Cristina Ramos

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Rodrigues, M., Furtado, A., Nunes, J. (2018). Case 25. In: Xavier, J., Vasconcelos, C., Ramos, C. (eds) Diagnostic and Therapeutic Neuroradiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61140-2_25

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