Posterior fossa gangliocytoma with facial nerve invasion: case report
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
;
61(2A): 274-276, Jun. 2003. ilus
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-339501
RESUMO
A 5 year-old boy with a cerebellar gangliocytoma with a peripheral right facial paresis and ataxia is presented. His MRI showed a heterogenous, diffuse lesion, isointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2-weigthed sequences, involving the right cerebellar hemisphere with direct extension into the right facial nerve. The present case is the first description of a gangliocytoma with direct facial nerve invasion, as demonstrated for the facial nerve paresis and supported by MRI and surgical inspection
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Cerebellar Neoplasms
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Cranial Nerve Neoplasms
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Facial Nerve Diseases
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Ganglioneuroma
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Psychiatry
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças/BR
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