Saturday, June 2, 2007

Choroid Plexus Papilloma with hydrocephalus and loss of speech


A boy of 9 years was suffering from seizure disorder for the last 5 years. He had occassional vomiting and headache for the last eight months. He lost his speech since one week.
On examination he was found to have hemipresis on the right side and facial palsy on the left side.
He was on Sodium valproate for convulsion.

CT scan shows Choroid Plexus Papilloma with hydrocephalus. Other tests -Blood CBC, Renal function and liver function are normal.

The patient was refered to the Neurosurgery Department for surgical management.




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