Triad of torticollis, photophobia and epiphora in a child with a posterior fossa tumor.
A 7-month-old Caucasian girl presented with an acquired, spasmodic torticollis to the right side with the head tilted downwards, photophobia and epiphora. Diagnostic work-out revealed a posterior fossa pilocytic astrocytoma. The symptoms improved after surgical resection. There is evidence of internuclear connections between cranial nerves II, V and VII acting as important mechanisms in this triad (Okamoto et al. 2010).
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.
Michiel
M
Buijsrogge
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.
Caroline
C
Dauwe
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium.
Patricia
P
Delbeke
epiphora; low-grade glioma; photophobia; posterior fossa; torticollis