Intermittent intracranial hypertension revealing a tumor of the cervical spine
Toulemonde, V.; Labrune, P.; Sainte Rose, C.; Odièvre, M.
Archives Francaises de Pediatrie 46(9): 667-669
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9764 PMID: 2604527 Document Number: 331063
A 6 year-old girl was admitted with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. These manifestations spontaneously disappeared, then recurred a few days later, leading to the discovery of hydrocephalus with increased protein concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid. A cervical spine tumor was diagnosed by magnetic nuclear resonance examination. The patient was successfully operated on for a benign astrocytoma. In the absence of a cerebral tumor, cervical spinal tumors should be looked for when recurring symptoms of intracranial hypertension occur in a child.