Trigeminal neurinomas in infants: report of two cases.
Two cases of trigeminal neurinoma in two infant girls aged 3 and 6 months are reported. Both presented with temporal cranial vault bulging at birth. The 6-month-old patient suffered onset of focal fits 1 month before admission and her neurological examination revealed no abnormalities. The 3-month-old patient had right exophthalmus and a subcutaneous fronto-orbital plexiform neurofibroma at birth. Neurological examination disclosed a sensory deficit of the first trigeminal nerve division. She also had a family medical history of von Reckling-hausen's disease. The incidence of trigeminal neurinomas in children is reviewed. The patients in these two cases are the youngest recorded; the cases are the only ones reported in infants. Clinical, radiological, and therapeutic aspects are discussed.
Pérez-Díaz
C J
CJ
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital del Nino Jesús, Madrid, Spain.
Villarejo
F J
FJ
Pascual
A M
AM
D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000175:diagnosis; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery