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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2022

Cerebral Tuberculoma with Mild Posterior Cervical Pain as the Main Symptom Despite Extensive Brain Lesions.

Ban-Yu Saitoh, Takahisa Tateishi, Motoi Yoshimura, Satoshi O Suzuki, Noriko Isobe, Toru Iwaki, Jun-Ichi Kira

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2022. 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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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 50% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ban-Yu SaitohDepartment of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.
Takahisa TateishiDepartment of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.
Motoi YoshimuraDepartment of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.
Satoshi O SuzukiDepartment of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.
Noriko IsobeDepartment of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.
Toru IwakiDepartment of Neuropathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.
Jun-Ichi KiraDepartment of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan.
Kyushu University · JPInternational University of Health and Welfare · JPKurume University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 59-year-old woman with a diabetes history experienced mild neck pain. A neurological examination revealed only mild neck stiffness. Magnetic resonance imaging showed extensive T2-weighted high-intensity lesions with patchy gadolinium enhancement mainly involving the white matter in the right parietal lobe. A cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed increased protein levels and pleocytosis. While QuantiFERON-TB Gold was positive, computed tomography (CT) and fluorodeoxyglucose on positron emission tomography-CT of the whole body showed no abnormal accumulation, suggesting tuberculosis. A brain biopsy revealed cerebral tuberculoma. As cerebral tuberculoma can show minimal neurological symptoms despite extensive lesions, a cautious examination and early treatment are required to prevent a devastating prognosis.

Indexed as

Nervous System DiseasesTuberculomaBrainContrast MediaFemaleGadoliniumHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedNeck PainContrast MediaGadoliniumbrain biopsycerebral tuberculomamild symptom

Identifiers

PMID35249923
PMCPMC9593152
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