Meningioma

A rare, mostly benign, primary tumor of the meninges (arachnoid cap cells), usually located in the supratentorial compartment, commonly appearing in the sixth and seventh decade of life, clinically silent in most cases or causing hyperostosis close to the tumor and resulting in focal bulging and localized pain in less than 10% of cases. Additional features may include headache, seizures, gradual personality changes (apathy and dementia), anosmia, impaired vision, exophthalmos, hearing loss, ataxia, dysmetria, hypotonia, nystagmus, and rarely spontaneous bleeding.

Transient ischemic attack



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PMID (PMCID)
20671387
 MALE Adult
Meningioma manifesting as cerebral infarction.
Masuoka J, Yoshioka F, Ohgushi H, Kawashima M, Matsushima T.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2010;50(7):585-7.
A previously healthy 31-year-old man presented with an extremely rare case of small meningioma associated with cerebral infarction preceded by recurrent transient ischemic attacks manifesting as a 3-day history of recurrent and transient weakness of the left lower limb lasting several minutes for each episode.
9861851
 FEMALE
Transient neurological deficits simulating transient ischemic attacks in a patient with meningioma--case report.
Ueno Y, Tanaka A, Nakayama Y.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 1998;38(10):661-5.
Transient neurological deficits simulating transient ischemic attacks in a patient with meningioma--case report.
8178634
 FEMALE
Petroclival meningioma mimicking the presentation of a transient ischemic attack.
Fazi S, Barthelemy M.
Acta Neurol Scand. 1994;89(1):75-6.
Petroclival meningioma mimicking the presentation of a transient ischemic attack.
7200265
 MALE Adult
Meningioma presenting as recurrent transient cerebral ischemia and intracranial hemorrhage.
Kaur U, Chopra JS, Kak VK, Banerjee AK.
Surg Neurol. 1982;17(2):120-2.
This report describes a patient with a meningioma of the falx who experienced acute onset of symptoms due to intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage and following a history of transient ischemic attacks on exertion.