Posterior fossa gangliocytoma with facial nerve invasion: case report

Posterior fossa gangliocytoma with facial nerve invasion: case report

A 5 year-old boy with a cerebellar gangliocytoma with a peripheral right facial paresis and ataxia is presented. His MRI showed a heterogenous, diffuse lesion, isointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2-weigthed sequences, involving the right cerebellar hemisphere with direct extension into the right f...

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Main Authors: Andrei Koerbel, Daniel Monte-Serrat Prevedello, Cláudio Esteves Tatsui, Luciano Pellegrino, Ricardo Alexandre Hanel, Luiz Fernando Bleggi-Torres, João Cândido Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2003-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
gangliocytoma
facial paresis
facial nerve
CNS tumor
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000200022&tlng=en

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