Abstract
A Case of Frontal Meningioma Presenting as Frontal Lobe Syndrome
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A Case of Frontal Meningioma Presenting as Frontal Lobe SyndromeDe Moura N1*‡, Margarida Fraga2‡, Facucho-Oliveira J2‡, Esteves-Sousa D2, Canas- Simião H1 and Ilda Costa3 1Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Western Lisbon Hospital Center, Portugal 2Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cascais Hospital, Portugal 3Department of Neurology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology in Lisbon, Portugal ‡These authors contributed to the present manuscript
Frontal lobe syndrome (FLS) is a clinical entity described since ancient times, essentially in the context of head trauma
We present the case of a 59-year-old diagnosed with a large frontal lobe meningioma showing clinical signs and symptoms of frontal lobe dysfunction both before and after the tumor excision
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De Moura N1*‡, Margarida Fraga2‡, Facucho-Oliveira J2‡, Esteves-Sousa D2, Canas- Simião H1 and Ilda Costa3 1Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Western Lisbon Hospital Center, Portugal 2Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cascais Hospital, Portugal 3Department of Neurology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology in Lisbon, Portugal ‡These authors contributed to the present manuscript. How to cite this article: De Moura N, Margarida Fraga, Facucho-Oliveira J, Esteves-Sousa D, Canas- Simião H, Ilda Costa. A Case of Frontal Meningioma Presenting as Frontal Lobe Syndrome.
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