A child with coexistent hemihypotrophy and parapontine epidermoid.
This report describes a 10-year-old female who presented with poor growth and right hemihypotrophy. She had crossed sensory findings on neurologic examination consistent with a lateral medullary syndrome with no discernible cranial nerve findings, ataxia, or vertigo. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brainstem revealed a large right parapontine epidermoid. The possible relationship between the hemihypotrophy and the epidermoid is discussed.
Golomb
Meredith R
MR
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. mgolomb@iupui.edu
Whitehead
William E
WE
D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans