Thursday, May 31, 2007

Astrocytoma, hemiparesis and facial palsy

A girl of 6 yrs presented with hemiperesis of 1 month standing. On clinical evaluation She also had facial palsy of upper motor neurone type.
She had no fever, no cardiac problems, no hematologial abnormality.
Provisionally we diagnosed the case as Acute stroke syndrome.
Her routine examinations reveal no abnormality. But CT scan shows Astrocytoma of the the brain stem.

Bdoza

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