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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740466
A Case of Postoperative SMART Syndrome in a Medulloblastoma Survivor
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Abstract
Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART) syndrome is a rare neurological phenomenon characterized by reversible symptoms of headache, seizure, hemiparesis, and visual changes associated with a remote history of cranial irradiation. We describe a case of a medulloblastoma survivor, presenting with postoperative neurological deficits, along with neuroimaging findings and subsequent resolution of symptoms, highly suggestive of SMART syndrome. We have also reviewed the common epidemiological and diagnostic factors associated with this rare disease, as well as discussed pathophysiological mechanisms.
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Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 27. August 2021
Angenommen: 02. November 2021
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
13. Dezember 2021
© 2021. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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