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ArticleEuropean journal of radiology open2019

Unusual CLIPPERS presentation and role of MRI examination in the proper diagnostic assessment: A case report.

Elena Vola, Camilla Russo, Antonio Macera, Walter Del Vecchio, Gianfranco Puoti, Ferdinando Caranci, Andrea Elefante

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Article in European journal of radiology open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Elena VolaDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy.
Camilla RussoDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy.
Antonio MaceraDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy.
Walter Del VecchioIstituto di Biostrutture e Bioimaging, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Italy.
Gianfranco PuotiDipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Avanzate, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy.
Ferdinando CaranciDipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Andrea ElefanteDipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITInstitute of Biostructure and Bioimaging · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Molise · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic Lymphocytic Inflammation with Pontine Perivascular Enhancement Responsive to Steroids syndrome (CLIPPERS) is a newly described, underestimated CNS inflammatory disorder involving predominantly the midbrain and the cerebellum. CLIPPERS pathogenesis is largely unknown, and its clinical manifestations are polymorphic and sometimes confounding. Recently clinical, radiological and pathological diagnostic criteria have been proposed to discriminate CLIPPERS from potential mimickers, but the diagnosis still remains challenging. Here we present the case of a patient with radiological findings consistent with CLIPPERS but with atypical clinical presentation, highlighting the importance of a proper diagnostic assessment.

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Central Nervous SystemCLIPPERSCLIPPERS, Chronic Lymphocytic Inflammation with Pontine Perivascular Enhancement Responsive to SteroidsCNS, Central Nervous SystemCSF, Cerebrospinal fluidCT, Computed TomographyInflammationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMRI, Magnetic Resonance ImagingPCGE, punctate and curvilinear gadolinium enhancing lesions

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PMID31198819
PMCPMC6556810
OpenAlexW2953376185

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