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Central stridor from an ependymoma
Author(s) -
Stern Gerald
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870020409
Subject(s) - ependymoma , stridor , medicine , hiccups , shunting , refractory (planetary science) , hydrocephalus , autopsy , surgery , pathology , airway , physics , astrobiology
Described herein is the case of one patient who presented with manifestations of an acquired obstructive hydrocephalus and hiccups. After shunting, this patient developed paroxysmal laryngeal stridor and other noises refractory to medications. At autopsy he was found to have a calcified ependymoma.