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Two cases of fatal encephalopathy which appeared in the course of treatment of malignant gliomas are described. CT scan showed diffuse, low density, non-enhanced lesions of the white matter. Pathological findings showed that the CT scan aspects corresponded to status spongiosus without demyelination. We were unable to find similar reports in the literature.
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Poisson, M., Hauw, JJ., Mashaly, R. et al. Status spongiosus in the course of treatment of malignant gliomas. J Neuro-Oncol 1, 29–37 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00153638
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