Multifocal noninfectious granulomatous encephalitis in a child

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<jats:p content-type="fine-print">✓ This 9-year-old boy presented with a multifocal, apparently noninfectious granulomatous process involving the central nervous system. Despite gross-total excision of the large left temporal lesion, it recurred after surgery. Serological studies and cultures failed to demonstrate an infectious agent, and histopathological investigation showed a nonspecific granulomatous process without vasculitis. The patient underwent a second craniotomy and was given corticosteroid therapy. There has been no recurrence during 3 years of follow-up review, the last year of which included no course of steroid medications. The case is presented as a noninfectious idiopathic granulomatous encephalitis that is responsive to surgery and corticosteroid therapy. To the authors' knowledge, it is the first reported case of its kind.</jats:p>

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  • Journal of Neurosurgery

    Journal of Neurosurgery 86 (6), 1042-1045, 1997-06

    Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

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