A Radiological Curiosity of a Rare Diagnosis: Lhermitte- Duclos Disease

Abstract: Lhermitte–Duclos disease (LDD) is a rare cerebellar lesion, described in 1920 by two French physicians: Lhermitte and Duclos. The clinical presentation is usually made of neurological symptoms. This lesion is characterized by a hamartomatous lesion in the posterior fossa. Mainly diagnosed by MRI, when it comes to preoperative, the T2-weightened MRI demonstrates the classical “tiger-striped” pattern. The definitive diagnosis, nonetheless, is histopathological. The treatment for LDD consists of surgical decompression or excision. We present here a rare case of a woman who developed neurological symptoms that led to LDD diagnosis to describe protocol MRI imaging, the main findings and their pathophysiological meanings.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: A Radiological Curiosity of a Rare Diagnosis: Lhermitte- Duclos Disease ; day:22 ; month:06 ; year:2022 ; Asian Journal of Oncology ; (22.06.2022)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Bizimana, Wilson ; Koudouhonon, Rita Oze ; Igombe, Suzanne Rita Aubin ; Amarkak, Waïs A. ; Benelhosni, Khadija ; Nassar, Ittimade ; Moatassim, Nabil Billah

Further information

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748638
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022080409003205469191
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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