Abstract
The case of a 58-year-old woman is described. She presented with what initially seemed to be a transient ischaemic attack. Clinical imaging, however,revealed an intracranial lipoma of the cisterna magna associated with a defect of the occipital bone and spina bifida occulta of the atlas.
MeSH terms
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Aphasia / diagnosis
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Aphasia / etiology
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Cerebrum / diagnostic imaging
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Cerebrum / pathology*
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Cisterna Magna / diagnostic imaging
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Cisterna Magna / pathology*
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Female
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Humans
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Lipoma / complications
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Lipoma / diagnosis*
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Lipoma / surgery
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Meningeal Neoplasms / complications
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Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
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Middle Aged
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Occipital Bone / abnormalities
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Occipital Bone / diagnostic imaging
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Paresis / diagnosis
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Paresis / etiology
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Spina Bifida Occulta / complications
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Spina Bifida Occulta / diagnosis
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Spina Bifida Occulta / diagnostic imaging
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Tomography, Spiral Computed / methods*
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Treatment Outcome