Hydrocephalus as initial presentation of a spinal cord tumour in a child
Jørgensen, L.Møller.; Nysom, K.; Lavard, L.Daugaard.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 170(38): 2981
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 18808755 Document Number: 620659
We report a previously healthy two-year-old girl who initially presented with signs of increased intracranial pressure of vomiting, lethargy and unstable gait. She had communicating hydrocephalus and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed. Two years later the girl developed signs of myelopathy and was diagnosed with a spinal cord tumour between Th3 and Th9. We suggest that spinal cord tumour should be considered in patients with increased intracranial pressure or hydrocephalus of unknown origin.
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