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ArticleClinical case reports2020

A case of mistaken identity: An unusual presentation of neoplastic meningitis and a reminder of the hallmark features.

Catriona Davidson, Katerina Achilleos, Francesca Crawley, William Petchey

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Catriona DavidsonAddenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4087-6619
Katerina AchilleosWest Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Bury Saint Edmunds UK.
Francesca CrawleyWest Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Bury Saint Edmunds UK.
William PetcheyWest Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust Bury Saint Edmunds UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case offers an opportunity for education on the manifestations of neoplastic meningitis, a revision of the hallmark investigative features, and a reminder of the utilization of lumbar puncture in investigating unexplained neurological symptoms. Additionally, it emphasises the need for clinicians to avoid "diagnostic anchoring" when faced with recurrent attenders.

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neoplastic meningitisvertigo

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PMID33363861
PMCPMC7752328

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