A Woman in Her 40s With Headache and New-Onset Seizures.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.2961.
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Abstract
A woman in her 40s with a history of plasma cell leukemia presented with 1 month of intermittent headaches followed by a seizure. Results from laboratory studies were notable for a cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure of 28 mm H2O and 8 white blood cells, including 1 atypical plasma cell. Imaging studies revealed confluent bifrontal white matter fluid-attenuated inversion recovery hyperintensities, as well as a contrast-enhancing sellar lesion. The patient underwent a stereotactic biopsy. The differential diagnosis, pathologic findings, and diagnosis are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Headache
- Leukemia, Plasma Cell
- Seizures