Presentation of pinealoblastoma with ocular dipping and deafness.
Ocular dipping and deafness as presenting manifestations in a patient with pinealoblastoma are highly unusual. Presence of a discrete lesion allows us to postulate a mechanism to explain ocular dipping in light of the present understanding of vertical eye movement control. A mechanism for deafness, probably a false localizing sign of raised intracranial pressure, is proposed also.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D010870:Pineal Gland; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000150:complications*