Movement disorders in primary central nervous system lymphoma: two unreported cases and a review of literature

• Published in: Neurological sciences Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 905 - 910
• Main Authors: Grillo, Piergiorgio, DI Giuliano, Francesca, Massa, Roberto, Mercuri, Nicola Biagio, Schirinzi, Tommaso
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Basal ganglia; Brain cancer; Brain diseases; Brain Neoplasms; Brain tumors; Central nervous system; Central nervous system diseases; Central Nervous System Neoplasms - complications; Central Nervous System Neoplasms - therapy; Chorea; Dyskinesia; Dystonia; Humans; Levodopa; Literature reviews; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental disorders; Movement disorders; Movement Disorders - etiology; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosciences; Neurosurgery; Phenomenology; Psychiatry; Retrospective Studies; Review Article; Systematic review; Parkinsonism; Primary central nervous system lymphoma; Secondary movement disorders; Dystonia

Background Recognition of secondary movement disorders (SMDs) is fundamental either to alleviate disabling disturbances or to treat potentially life-threatening conditions, such as brain tumors. Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare form of CNS cancer that is often located in subcortical areas, acc...