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Epilepsy and Neuropsychologic Deficit in a Child With Cerebellar Astrocytoma

IRCCS E. Medea La Nostra Famiglia Bosisio Parini (Lecco), Italy, sandrastrazzer{at}yahoo.it.

Claudio Zucca, MD

IRCCS E. Medea La Nostra Famiglia Bosisio Parini (Lecco), Italy

Isabella Fiocchi, MD

IRCCS E. Medea La Nostra Famiglia Bosisio Parini (Lecco), Italy

Lorenzo Genitori, MD

Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer Firenze, Italy

Enrico Castelli, MD

IRCCS E. Medea La Nostra Famiglia Bosisio Parini (Lecco), Italy

We report the case of a 32-month-old female patient presenting with cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma with epileptic seizures, psychomotor delay, and severe language delay. Usually, the typical onset of cerebellar tumor is characterized by raised intracranial pressure and cerebellar incoordination. A review of the few cases reported in the literature evidencing epileptic seizures symptomatic of a focal, nondegenerative mass limited to the cerebellum is included. Moreover, a discussion about the cerebellar contribution to nonmotor functions in children is presented, in particular following tumor resection. (J Child Neurol 2006;21:817—820; DOI 10.2310/7010.2006.00185).

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