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ArticleOxford medical case reports2025

Seamless meningioma resection in a patient with coexisting myoclonic epilepsy and sporadic Pick's disease.

Jose Maaz, Carlos Diaz, Marcos Orellana, Ricardo A Caravantes

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Article in Oxford medical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jose MaazDepartment of Medical Research, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, 6ta Calle Final Zona 10, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2393-2361
Carlos DiazDepartment of Medical Research, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, 6ta Calle Final Zona 10, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4177-6776
Marcos OrellanaDepartment of Medical Research, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, 6ta Calle Final Zona 10, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9773-7506
Ricardo A CaravantesDepartment of Medical Research, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, 6ta Calle Final Zona 10, Guatemala City 01010, Guatemala.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5550-276X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a 62-year-old male presenting with progressive gait disturbances, recurrent syncope, and episodes of myoclonic epilepsy over three months, with underlying sporadic Pick's disease diagnosed clinically. Imaging revealed a well-defined, extra-axial tumor in the right parietal region, consistent with a meningioma. Surgical intervention using neuronavigation technology facilitated a complete tumor resection. The patient's postoperative course was stable, with a resolution of syncope and improvement in gait. This case underscores the importance of interdisciplinary management in patients with overlapping neurological conditions and highlights the challenges posed by multifaceted clinical presentations.

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ataxic gaitcerebellar involvementhypertensionmyoclonic epilepsyneurological symptomssporadic Pick’s diseasesyncope episodesunsteady gait

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PMCPMC12296379

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