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Spinal cord ganglioglioma presenting as hydrocephalus

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We report a case of a 5 year old boy with a spinal cord ganglioglioma and hydrocephalus. The insidious onset with back stiffness and hamstring tightness, the diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging, and the treatment by total excision is described. An adequate proven explanation for the hydrocephalus is lacking. Mechanisms which have been proposed include impaired cerebrospinal fluid absorption from increased cerebrospinal fluid protein, and arachnoiditis.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 17033, Hershey, PA, USA

    Geoffrey Miller

  2. Department of Pathology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 17033, Hershey, PA, USA

    Javad Towfighi

  3. Division of Neurosurgery, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, 17033, Hershey, PA, USA

    Robert B. Page

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Miller, G., Towfighi, J. & Page, R.B. Spinal cord ganglioglioma presenting as hydrocephalus. J Neuro-Oncol 9, 147–152 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02427835

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