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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Delirium and topographical disorientation associated with glioblastoma multiforme tumour progression into the isthmus of the cingulate gyrus.

Thomas M Zervos, Adam M Robin, Ian Lee

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Hyperthermia treatment advances for brain tumors.International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thomas M ZervosNeurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Adam M RobinNeurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Ian LeeNeurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Henry Ford Health System · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since there is no cure for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the goal of treatment becomes prolonging the survival through cytoreduction while minimising neurological deficits. In this case report, laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) was used once the tumour progressed into the isthmus of the cingulate gyrus. One year after temporal lobectomy, disorders of memory, emotion, personality and navigation, likely related to limbic system involvement along with hallucinations and fluctuating cognition occurred as the tumour progressed. After ablation of the posterior cingulum, worsening of topographical disorientation was observed.Per literature review, delirium has been noted in patients with strokes involving the right-sided temporo-parieto-occipital junction, and topographical disorientation has been associated with lesions of the right posterior cingulum. Alternative causes of these deficits were ruled out, leaving structural changes as the primary explanation. This is the first report of the neurological deficits associated with tumour progression and vasogenic oedema in this region.

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AgedBrain NeoplasmsDeliriumDiagnosis, DifferentialDisease ProgressionFatal OutcomeGlioblastomaGyrus CinguliHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSeizurescancer interventiondeliriumneurosurgery

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PMID30121566
PMCPMC6101310
OpenAlexW2887207009

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