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Spontaneous remission of a diffuse brainstem lesion in a neonate |
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| Authors: | Leena Schomerus Andreas Merkenschlager Thomas Kahn Wolfgang Hirsch |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;(2) Department of Pediatric Neurology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany;(3) Pediatric Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany |
| Abstract: | We describe here the spontaneous remission of a diffuse brainstem lesion found in an infant at the age of 7 weeks. Clinical and MRI characteristics strongly suggested a diffuse pontine glioma. Repeated MRI studies showed a continuous decrease in the size of the lesion, which was no longer visible by the age of 27 months. Spontaneous remission of diffuse pontine glioma is extremely rare; to our knowledge there are reports of only three similar cases. |
| Keywords: | Brainstem Pons Glioma Spontaneous remission Neonate MRI |
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