%0 Journal Article
%T Bilateral Thalamic Glioma : A Case Report
%A Gulcin BENBIR
%A Idris SAYILIR
%A B¨ąge OZ
%A Mustafa UZAN
%J Journal of Neurological Sciences
%D 2008
%I Ege University Press
%X Objects: A 4-year-old boy is here presented with the signs of increased intracranial pressure including headache, vomiting, and sixth cranial nerve palsy.Methods: The magnetic resonance imaging revealed symmetrically enlarged thalami with increased intensity on T2-weighted images. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy revealed decreased N-acetylaspartate levels with normal choline, creatinin, and lactate levels. The definite diagnosis of bithalamic glioma was made by lesional biopsy.Conclusion: Bilateral thalamic gliomas are uncommon tumors with wide variety of symptoms. Typical radiological features, however, might suggest the diagnosis.
%K Bithalamic glioma
%K intracranial childhood tumors
%U http://jns.dergisi.org/pdf.php3?id=240