Hemifacial seizures and cerebellar tumor: a rare co-existence

We report a 4-year-old boy with multiple daily episodes of abnormal eye movements, hemifacial spasms. Neuro-imaging revealed a cerebellar tumor. We believe that this association constitutes a rare but important syndrome of epilepsy characterized by seizures of cerebellar origin.

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2007-05, Vol.44 (5), p.378-379
Main Authors: Kulkarni, Shilpa, Hegde, Anaita, Shah, K N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use
Benzodiazepines - therapeutic use
Cerebellar Neoplasms - complications
Cerebellar Neoplasms - diagnosis
Child, Preschool
Comorbidity
Ganglioglioma - complications
Ganglioglioma - diagnosis
Hemifacial Spasm - complications
Hemifacial Spasm - diagnosis
Hemifacial Spasm - drug therapy
Humans
Male
Seizures - complications
Seizures - diagnosis
Seizures - drug therapy
Syndrome
Valproic Acid - therapeutic use
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Summary:We report a 4-year-old boy with multiple daily episodes of abnormal eye movements, hemifacial spasms. Neuro-imaging revealed a cerebellar tumor. We believe that this association constitutes a rare but important syndrome of epilepsy characterized by seizures of cerebellar origin.
ISSN:0019-6061