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Analysis of 78 Lesions and Review of Over 5,000 Cases

B. LIONEL TRUSCOTT, MD

Arch Neurol. 1963;9(1):47-54.

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The diagnosis and localization of intracranial, space-occupying lesions entail a variety of diagnostic procedures with their inherent flaws and inconsistencies. The seemingly conflicting results are understandable when based on the relatively small series reported by individual investigators with different experiences.

Although analysis of a small series has merit, a test or group of tests can be evaluated best by analyzing the results in numbers far exceeding that possible for any one or few individuals.

Individual preferences and experiences influence the choice and interpretation of tests and may hamper unbiased evaluation. Consequently, this report will be limited to a factual presentation of results in my series of 78 carefully documented intracranial lesions and in over 5,000 verified brain tumors diagnosed and treated by many skilled investigators. Such a study may indicate the expected dependability and degree of accuracy of each test in a given patient and suggest the combination of tests . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
ALBANY, NY

From the Neurology Service, 2nd General Hospital (Germany), APO 180, New York, NY, and the Neurology Section, Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, Albany, NY.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Feb 20, 1963; accepted March 3.

Chief of the Neurology Section, VA Hospital, Albany, and Associate Professor of Neurology, Albany Medical College.

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