Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: a rare phenomenon in neurology?
Leptomeningeal involvement may be caused by various conditions, and patients may present with different clinical findings. The causes of this condition may be carcinogenic, infectious, inflammatory and autoimmmunity. The prognosis is dependent upon the underlying cause.We present three cases of leptomeningeal involvement with different diagnoses and clinical findings.
Authors
- Elif Söylemez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2936-7477)
- Sibel Karşıdağ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2887-9235)
- Fatih Özdağ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1853-0467)
- Mehmet Güney Şenol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-9293)
- Buse Gül Belen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2038-6521)
- Başak Ceren Okcu Korkmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4103-5758)
- Pınar Bulut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7152-265X)
Institutions
- Suleyman Demirel University Research and Education Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Medica
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.32552/2025.actamedica.1059
- Primary Topic
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00