Lowichik A, Rollins N, Delgado R, Visvesvara G S, Burns D K
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1995 Apr;16(4 Suppl):926-9.
An 11-month-old infant presented with cranial nerve palsy and ataxia. MR revealed a large, enhancing pontine mass and small, nonenhancing parafalcial lesions; no organisms were seen in cerebrospinal fluid. After empiric treatment for brain stem glioma, the patient died. Autopsy revealed meningoencephalitis caused by leptomyxid amebae.
一名11个月大的婴儿出现颅神经麻痹和共济失调。磁共振成像(MR)显示脑桥有一个大的强化肿块以及小脑镰旁有小的无强化病变;脑脊液中未发现病原体。在对脑干胶质瘤进行经验性治疗后,患者死亡。尸检显示由瘦粘变形虫引起的脑膜脑炎。