Intracranial Meningioma Diagnosed during Pregnancy Caused Maternal Death

Brain tumors are rarely diagnosed during pregnancy. Accelerated growth of intracranial meningiomas during pregnancy sometimes requires urgent surgical intervention. We describe a 41-year-old pregnant woman with severe neurological decompensation requiring immediate neurosurgery. Cesarean section res...

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Main Authors: Zehra Kurdoglu, Orkun Cetin, Ismail Gulsen, Deniz Dirik, M. Deniz Bulut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/158326
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