Hemifacial spasm caused by a pilocytic astrocytoma of the fourth ventricle. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • An 11-year-old male in whom hemifacial spasm was the presenting sign of a pilocytic astrocytoma within the fourth ventricle is reported. The child's hemifacial spasm decreased substantially after resection of the tumor. Hemifacial spasm is largely a disease of adults and only rarely is attributed to brain tumors. In contrast, this marks the fifth case of hemifacial spasm reported in a child, three of which have been attributed to tumors of the fourth ventricle.

publication date

  • October 1, 1999

Research

keywords

  • Astrocytoma
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms
  • Fourth Ventricle
  • Hemifacial Spasm

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0032723174

PubMed ID

  • 10580892

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 21

issue

  • 4