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MRI in carcinomatous encephalitis

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We report a rare case of miliary brain metastases presenting with symptoms similar to encephalitis (“carcinomatous encephalitis”). Contrast-enhanced MRI demonstrated miliary metastases more distinctly than other imaging methods and reproduced the pathological features.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama 701–01, Japan, , , , , , JP

    H. Shirai, S. Imai, Y. Kajihara, T. Tamada, M. Gyoten & T. Kamei

  2. Department of Oral Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan, , , , , , JP

    T. Hata

  3. Department of Neuropathology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan, , , , , , JP

    T. Shirabe

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  1. H. Shirai
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Received: 28 March 1996 Accepted: 29 April 1996

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Shirai, H., Imai, S., Kajihara, Y. et al. MRI in carcinomatous encephalitis. Neuroradiology 39, 437–440 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050441

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