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Neurology India, Vol. 53, No. 2, April-June, 2005, pp. 255 Neuroimage Multiple intracranial meningiomas do not imply neurofibromatosis Agrawal Deepak, Mahapatra AshokKumar Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Code Number: ni05092 A 27-year-old female presented with a 6-month history of occasional mild to moderate headache. There was no history of NF2 or meningiomatosis in the family and the patient was neurologically intact. There were no features of neurofibromatosis such as cafe-au-lait spots, subcutaneous neurofibromas, axillary freckling, Lisch nodules, or bony dysplasias. Contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed more than 20 meningiomas in various locations [Figure - 1], [Figure - 2], [Figure - 3]. Both the CP angles also contained meningiomas. The Patient underwent removal of the anteriorly located olfactory groove, falcine, and parasagittal meningiomas and is presently on follow up. REFERENCES
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