Cerebellar astrocytoma presenting with acute esotropia in a 5 year-old girl. Case report

We encountered a 5-year-old girl with acute onset of alternating, comitant esotropia in the absence of diplopia and other neurologic findings. She did not have any refractive error and seen bilateral papilledemas in fundus examination, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head was performed. A la...

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Published in:International ophthalmology 1999, Vol.23 (3), p.167-170
Main Authors: Dikici, K, Cicik, E, Akman, C, Kendiroğlu, G, Tolun, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Astrocytoma - diagnosis
Astrocytoma - surgery
Cerebellar Neoplasms - diagnosis
Cerebellar Neoplasms - surgery
Child, Preschool
Esotropia - diagnosis
Esotropia - surgery
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Visual Acuity
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Summary:We encountered a 5-year-old girl with acute onset of alternating, comitant esotropia in the absence of diplopia and other neurologic findings. She did not have any refractive error and seen bilateral papilledemas in fundus examination, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head was performed. A large cerebellar astrocytoma and moderate hydrocephalus was identified and successfully resected. The onset of comitant esotropia in a child can be the first sign of a cerebellar tumor without any other neurologic signs and symptoms.
ISSN:0165-5701
DOI:10.1023/A:1010676913684