title: Epilepsy and neuropsychologic deficit in a child with cerebellar astrocytoma.
abstract: We report the case of a 32-month-old female patient presenting with cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma with epileptic seizures, psychomotor delay, and severe language delay. Usually, the typical onset of cerebellar tumor is characterized by raised intracranial pressure and cerebellar incoordination. A review of the few cases reported in the literature evidencing epileptic seizures symptomatic of a focal, nondegenerative mass limited to the cerebellum is included. Moreover, a discussion about the cerebellar contribution to nonmotor functions in children is presented, in particular following tumor resection.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS E. Medea, La Nostra Famiglia, via don Luigi Monza 20, 23842 Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy. sandrastrazzer@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strazzer
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zucca
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fiocchi
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Genitori
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castelli
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants