title: Acute vomiting and mental status changes: a case of acute intraventricular haemorrhage from an optic chiasm tumour.
abstract: In this article, we describe a 5- year-old girl who presented to an emergency department with 1 day of vomiting, mental status changes and decreased activity. Imaging studies revealed a mass in the optic chiasm which had haemorrhaged into her ventricles causing acute hydrocephalus. This case highlights the diligence and broad differential one must have when evaluating a child presenting with a sole complaint of vomiting.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Pediatrics, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Ravneet K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.forename: Jana L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Anderson