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Postpartum cerebellar herniation in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10511048     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To describe exacerbation during pregnancy of cerebellar hemangioblastoma in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. METHOD: Case-report. A 21-year-old woman with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome was found on routine ocular examination to have severe papilledema 1 week after giving birth. RESULTS: Immediate magnetic resonance imaging disclosed a large cerebellar cyst from hemangioblastoma causing cerebellar tonsillar herniation. Immediate neurosurgical intervention was life saving. CONCLUSION: Worsening of intracranial hemangioblastoma during pregnancy in cases of von Hippel-Lindau syndrome should be realized and periodic neurologic and ophthalmologic observation is warranted.
Authors:
I S Othmane; C Shields; A Singh; J Shields; W Goldman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of ophthalmology     Volume:  128     ISSN:  0002-9394     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  1999 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-10-08     Completed Date:  1999-10-08     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370500     Medline TA:  Am J Ophthalmol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  387-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Adult
Cerebellar Diseases / diagnosis,  etiology
Cerebellar Neoplasms / complications*,  diagnosis
Encephalocele / diagnosis,  etiology*
Female
Hemangioblastoma / complications*,  diagnosis
Hemangioma, Capillary / complications*,  diagnosis
Humans
Hydrocephalus / diagnosis,  etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Papilledema / diagnosis,  etiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic* / diagnosis
Retinal Neoplasms / complications*,  diagnosis
Syndrome
von Hippel-Lindau Disease / complications*,  diagnosis

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