title: [Hydrocephalus as initial presentation of a spinal cord tumour in a child].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Glostrup Hospital, Neurokirurgisk Afdeling, Glostrup. LMJ@mail.tele.dk
authors.forename: Louise Møller
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nysom
authors.forename: Lene Daugaard
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Lavard
mesh_terms: 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*