Spinal cord ganglioglioma presenting as hydrocephalus |
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| Authors: | Geoffrey Miller Javad Towfighi Robert B. Page |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Pediatric Neurology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 17033 Hershey, PA, USA;(2) Department of Pathology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 17033 Hershey, PA, USA;(3) Division of Neurosurgery, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 17033 Hershey, PA, USA;(4) Department of Pediatrics (Neurology), The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 17033 Hershey, PA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Summary We report a case of a 5 year old boy with a spinal cord ganglioglioma and hydrocephalus. The insidious onset with back stiffness and hamstring tightness, the diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging, and the treatment by total excision is described. An adequate proven explanation for the hydrocephalus is lacking. Mechanisms which have been proposed include impaired cerebrospinal fluid absorption from increased cerebrospinal fluid protein, and arachnoiditis. |
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| Keywords: | spinal cord tumor ganglioglioma hydrocephalus |
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