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Atypical clinical features of children with central nervous system tumor: Delayed diagnosis and switch in handedness
Author(s) -
Yokoi Kentaro,
Yamaoka Masayoshi,
Miyata Ichiro,
aka Yuichiro,
Yuza Yuki,
Kawata Shoko,
Akiyama Masaharu,
Yanagisawa Takaaki,
Ida Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.13024
Subject(s) - medicine , central nervous system , pediatrics , pathology
Herein is described the cases of three children with central nervous system ( CNS ) tumor, who had switch in handedness occurring before diagnostic confirmation. Although the onset, age, tumor location, and histology were heterogeneous, the diagnosis of CNS tumor was delayed in all three patients. The present experience indicates that switch in handedness should be recognized as a sign of CNS tumor in pediatric patients, and which might prevent delay in diagnosis. Pediatricians should carefully examine such patients who present with some suggestive symptoms of CNS tumor, even when they are unusual, in order to make a timely and appropriate diagnosis.