Confusion and slurred speech in a 34-year-old woman from India

Front Neurol. 2011 Jun 6:2:34. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2011.00034. eCollection 2011.

Abstract

A 34-year-old woman from India, presented with episodes of confusion and progressive speech deterioration. She also had a painless neck "lump", which persisted despite antibiotics. She was diagnosed to have a space occupying lesion in the left parietal lobe, which was subsequently biopsied.

Keywords: brain mass lesion; cerebral edema; neck mass; speech deterioration.