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. 1991 Jul;54(7):645–647. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.54.7.645

Clinical and CT correlates in the diagnosis of intracranial tumours.

K A Sotaniemi 1, M Rantala 1, J Pyhtinen 1, V V Myllylä 1
PMCID: PMC1014438  PMID: 1895130

Abstract

The correlation between clinical and CT findings in cerebral tumours was prospectively studied in 1191 consecutive referrals for cerebral CT. CT revealed a mass lesion in 51 cases (4.3%): 32 neoplasms, five haematomas and one abscess. The diagnostic specificity of CT for neoplasmic tumours was 86% (32 of 37). The clinical suspicion of a cerebral neoplasm was correct in 25 cases (78%) and the clinical localisatory hypothesis was correct in 20 cases (63%) of the neoplasms. A cerebral tumour was found in 5% (11 out of 226) of patients investigated for their first seizure and in 1% (two of 207) investigated for headache without clinical signs.

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