Neurofibromatosis Presenting with Aqueductal Stenosis Due to a Tumor of the Aqueduct: Case Report
- 1 December 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurosurgery
- Vol. 19 (6) , 1035-1037
- https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198612000-00024
Abstract
A 17-year-old boy with neurofibromatosis presented with delayed puberty and epileptic seizures of recent onset. A computed tomographic scan revealed aqueductal stenosis due to a tumor of the aqueduct. This tumor was found at autopsy to be a pilocytic astrocytoma. Aqueductal stenosis in neurofibromatosis is uncommon and has been considered to be a result of periaqueductal gliosis. This seems to be the first report of neurofibromatosis associated with a tumor of the aqueduct.Keywords
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