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Spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage from low-grade optic glioma: case report and review of the literature

Authors: Jason D. Hill, Michael S. Rhee, John R. Edwards, Matthew C. Hagen, Daniel H. Fulkerson

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 2/2012

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Optic pathway tumors constitute approximately 3–6% of pediatric brain tumors. The majority are low-grade gliomas. The natural history of these tumors is variable, although most have an indolent course. Most tumors present with visual loss, proptosis, or pituitary/hypothalamic dysfunction. The authors present a rare case of a teenager without neurofibromatosis who presented with a large, spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage from a WHO grade 1 pilocytic astrocytoma extending into the third ventricle from the optic chiasm. A review of the relevant literature is presented. …

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Title: Spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage from low-grade optic glioma: case report and review of the literature
Authors: Jason D. Hill
Michael S. Rhee
John R. Edwards
Matthew C. Hagen
Daniel H. Fulkerson
Publication date: 01-02-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Child's Nervous System / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1643-2

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