Hydrocefalus som förste tegn på spinal tumor hos et barn
Engelsk titel: Hydrocephalus as initial presentation of a spinal cord tumour in a child
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Författare:
Möller Jörgensen L
;
Nysom K
;
Lavard LD
Email: LMJ@mail.tele.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 5
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UI-nummer: 08091039
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We report a previously healthy two-year-old girl who initially presented with signs of increased intracranial pressure of vomiting, lethargy and unstable gait. She had communicating hydrocephalus and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed. Two years later the girl developed signs of myelopathy and was diagnosed with a spinal cord tumour between Th3 and Th9. We suggest that spinal cord tumour should be considered in patients with increased intracranial pressure or hydrocephalus of unknown origin.