Atypical clinical features of children with central nervous system tumor: Delayed diagnosis and switch in handedness

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• 作者：Kentaro Yokoi ; Masayoshi Yamaoka ; Ichiro Miyata ; Yuichiro Nonaka ; Yuki Yuza ; Shoko Kawata ; Masaharu Akiyama ; Takaaki Yanagisawa and Hiroyuki Ida
• 刊名：Pediatrics International
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：58
• 期：9
• 页码：923-926
• 全文大小：375K
• ISSN：1442-200X

文摘

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.