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Pediatr Emerg Care
; 34(12): e229-e232, 2018 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28486262
ABSTRACT
Gliomatosis cerebri is a diffuse infiltrating glioma of neuroepithelial origin that affects more than 2 cerebral lobes. This is rarely seen in pediatric patients. The clinical presentation and imaging are very unspecific, and a biopsy is typically needed for the diagnosis. Given the widespread nature of the disease, surgical treatment is not possible and has a poor overall prognosis. A pediatric patient presented with elevated intracranial pressure. All initial studies were negative, and the imaging showed a symmetrical affection involving the supratentorial and infratentorial regions. A biopsy ultimately confirmed gliomatosis cerebri. This case describes a unique clinical presentation of gliomatosis cerebri in a pediatric patient.