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Progressive Disordered Movements in an Infant Leads to Rare Diagnosis

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Progressive Disordered Movements in an Infant Leads to Rare Diagnosis

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Pasquale, Sarah; Dam, Aaron; Kelly, Christopher; Schubert, Romaine; Melville, Laura

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Infantile desmoplastic ganglioglioma is a supratentorial superficially located cystic neuroepithelial tumor. It is an exceedingly rare tumor with an incidence of <0.1% of central nervous tumor and approximately 60 cases reported in the literature. We present a case of a 3-month-old infant with progressive disordered movements described as intermittent upper body stiffening with associated eye blinking, drooling, and change in level of alertness.  A seizure was witnessed in the emergency department after which, the child was sent for imaging studies. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large solid and cystic mass in the temporal region measuring 8.6cm x 7.9cm x 5.1cm.  The infant underwent complete surgical resection and post-surgical pathology revealed a diagnosis of infantile desmoplastic ganglioglioma. The patient had an excellent post-operative course in the months following discharge. At his last well child visit, no neurological deficits were appreciated and the infant was meeting expected milestones for his age.

Date of Publication

2017

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Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine

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1/1

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Pasquale, Sarah; Dam, Aaron; Kelly, Christopher; Schubert, Romaine; Melville, Laura

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