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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2020; 39(03): 232-234
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1710313
Case Report | Relato de Caso

Cerebellar Dysplastic Gangliocytoma: Case Report

Gangliocitoma Displásico Cerebelar: Relato de Caso
1   Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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1   Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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1   Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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1   Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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1   Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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1   Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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1   Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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Nério Dutra Azambuja Júnior
1   Neurology and Neurosurgery Service, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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Abstract

Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD), or cerebellar dysplastic gangliocytoma, is a rare type of cerebellar tumor, from unknown origin. Patients can be asymptomatic for several years, but there are usually imprecise neurological signs for long periods.

Resumo

A doença de Lhermitte-Duclos (LDD), ou gangliocitoma displásico do cerebelo, é um tipo raro de tumor cerebelar, de origem desconhecida. Os pacientes podem ser assintomáticos por vários anos, mas geralmente há sinais neurológicos imprecisos por longos períodos.



Publication History

Received: 26 August 2019

Accepted: 24 March 2020

Article published online:
23 June 2020

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