title: Unilateral foot drop as an initial presentation of a brain tumor in a child.
abstract: Foot drop is commonly caused by compromise of the peripheral nervous system. Unilateral foot drop as the first sign of a parasagittal brain tumor has been reported in the adult literature but never previously in the pediatric population. We report a child with a right parietal rhabdomyosarcoma in which foot drop was the only abnormal neurologic finding at initial presentation. Localization to the central nervous system should be included in children presenting with foot drop.
authors: Section of Neurology, Alberta Children's Hospital, Departments of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Edit
authors: E
authors: Goia
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Leslie
authors: L
authors: Hamilton
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Chan
authors: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Xing-Chang
authors: XC
authors: Wei
authors: Section of Neurology, Alberta Children's Hospital, Departments of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors: Jean K
authors: JK
authors: Mah
authors: Section of Neurology, Alberta Children's Hospital, Departments of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada jong.rho@albertahealthservices.ca.
authors: Jong M
authors: JM
authors: Rho
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
keywords: brain tumor; foot drop; rhabdomyosarcoma