Posterior fossa pseudotumour due to viral encephalitis in a child |
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| Authors: | E. Ünsal N. Olgun Faik Sarialiogˇlu Namık Çevik |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, 35340 Inciralti-Izmir, Turkey, TR;(2) Institute of Oncology, Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Inciralti-Izmir, Turkey, TR |
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| Abstract: | A 14-year-old boy had a 1-month history of diplopia (due to a VI nerve palsy), motor ataxia and dizziness. Brain MRI showed a 1.5-cm mass posterior to the pons. Histopathological examination of a biopsy specimen showed the lesion to be of viral origin. After 3 months, the ataxia and dizziness had resolved and the MRI findings returned to normal. By 5 months the abducens paralysis had also resolved. Viral encephalitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of posterior fossa tumours. Received: 20 March 1997 Accepted: 16 April 1997 |
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