Presentation of CaseA 51-month-old girl was admitted to the hospital because of a cough and dyspnea.She was well until the age of 18 months, when a gait disturbance was observed. Two months later a physician found bilateral papilledema, with retinal hemorrhages. The tendon reflexes were + + + +, and bilateral Babinski signs were present. A brain scan and a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the brain showed ventricular dilatation and a cystic and solid tumor in the left posterior fossa. Craniotomy revealed a solid cerebellar astrocytoma, which was only partially resected because of its proximity to the . . .
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