Abstract
The first case is presented of an exophytic chiasmatic-hypothalamic glioma causing progressive hemidystonia in an 8-year-old boy, and all 24 reported cases of intraaxial cerebral tumours resulting in symptomatic hemidystonia are reviewed.
MeSH terms
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Astrocytoma / complications
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Astrocytoma / diagnosis*
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Astrocytoma / surgery
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Child
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Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / complications
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Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery
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Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
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Dystonia / diagnosis
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Dystonia / etiology*
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Humans
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Hypothalamic Neoplasms / complications
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Hypothalamic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Hypothalamic Neoplasms / surgery
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / complications
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
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Neurologic Examination
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Optic Chiasm* / surgery
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Optic Nerve Diseases / complications
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Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*
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Optic Nerve Diseases / surgery
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Reoperation