Multiple Dural Tuberculomas Presenting as Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis

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Multiple Dural Tuberculomas Presenting as Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis

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Objective and Importance. We present the rare occurrence of multiple dural-based tuberculomas mimicking leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in a young immunocompetent patient. Clinical Presentation. A 36-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of generalized epileptic activity and altered perception. Neurological examination was remarkable for bilateral Babinski's sign. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multiple dural-based enhancing lesions with cerebral edema. Intervention. A r

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Tags: Edema, Neurology, Epilepsy, Imaging Tests, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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