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what will be the neurological deficit in a large meningioma involving the parasagittal region and falx cerebri

  #2

* seizures ??
* hyperostosis on Skull X-ray

  #3

The neurological deficit is paralysis of both lower limb.

  #4

yep A meningioma of the parasagittal region and the falx cerebri would be located superiorly, between the two hemispheres. In this position, it could compress the sensory (postcentral gyrus) or motor cortex (precentral gyrus) supplying the lower extremities.

  #5

Are these symptoms common ?

I heard that the above symptoms are rare in meingioma







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