[Hydrocephalus as initial presentation of a spinal cord tumour in a child].
We report a previously healthy two-year-old girl who initially presented with signs of increased intracranial pressure of vomiting, lethargy and unstable gait. She had communicating hydrocephalus and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed. Two years later the girl developed signs of myelopathy and was diagnosed with a spinal cord tumour between Th3 and Th9. We suggest that spinal cord tumour should be considered in patients with increased intracranial pressure or hydrocephalus of unknown origin.
Jørgensen
Louise Møller
LM
Glostrup Hospital, Neurokirurgisk Afdeling, Glostrup. LMJ@mail.tele.dk
Nysom
Karsten
K
Lavard
Lene Daugaard
LD
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*