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ArticleArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2026

Bilateral extramidline involvement in intracranial germinoma: diagnostic lessons from a complex presentation.

Fei He, Renato P Munhoz, Suneil K Kalia, Leah M Skory, David F Tang-Wai

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Article in Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fei HeUniversity of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Toronto ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4344-6486
Renato P MunhozUniversity of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Toronto ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4783-4067
Suneil K KaliaUniversity Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2054-1915
Leah M SkoryBarrie Community Health Centre, Barrie ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7235-1828
David F Tang-WaiUniversity of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Toronto ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9747-9967

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Abstract

A 25-year-old man presented with subacute progressive anxiety, cognitive deficits, hypernatremia, and left hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated multifocal lesions in bilateral basal ganglia (globus pallidus and putamen), fornices, pineal region, along with Wallerian degeneration of the right corticospinal tract with right brainstem atrophy. Serum B-hCG, alpha-fetoprotein, alkaline phosphatase, and placental alkaline phosphatase were normal. Cerebrospinal fluid studies were unremarkable. Brain biopsy revealed intracranial germinoma. The case herein presented highlights a rare presentation of an uncommon neuro-oncological condition that often demonstrates excellent treatment response but is often diagnosed late due to its non-specific presenting symptoms.

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Brain NeoplasmsGerminomaAdultBiopsyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMale

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PMID41760094
PMCPMC12948506

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