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Choroid plexus papilloma and infantile spasms
Author(s) -
Branch Clinton E.,
Dyken Paul R.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410050315
Subject(s) - hypsarrhythmia , choroid plexus papilloma , medicine , choroid plexus , papilloma , fourth ventricle , ventricle , pediatrics , anesthesia , electroencephalography , surgery , central nervous system , pathology , psychiatry
A 7‐month‐old infant had the infantile spasm syndrome, consisting of flexor and extensor spasms, developmental delay, and hypsarrhythmia. Corticotropin produced improvement in the clinical symptoms and reverted the generalized electroencephalographic abnormalities to more focal ones. Removal of a choroid plexus papilloma of the left lateral ventricle was followed by clinical recovery. One year later the child was normal developmentally and neurologically and was seizure free on anticonvulsant therapy.