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ReviewChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2021

Effects of systemic corticosteroid treatment on pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis: a case report and literature review.

Amirti Vivekanandan, Brendan Santyr, Adrianna Ranger

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Review in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amirti VivekanandanSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. aviveka2@uwo.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4444-9021
Brendan SantyrSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Adrianna RangerSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Western University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePseudotumoral hemicerebellitis is an acute, unilateral inflammation of the cerebellum that typically affects the pediatric population. The purpose of this paper is to review cases of pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis in the literature and evaluate if treatment with systemic corticosteroids reduces length of time to symptomatic recovery.

methodsWe present a case report of a 12-year-old male with pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis and unilateral cerebellar dysfunction. Additionally, we review the thirty-five reported cases of pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis with respect to length of time to symptomatic recovery with or without systemic corticosteroid treatment.

resultsThirty cases reported length of time to symptomatic recovery. Including our case, the mean time to recovery for those treated with systemic corticosteroids (n = 20) was 48.05 days (SE = 16.3). The mean time to recovery for those treated without (n = 10) was 86.7 days (SE = 29.3).

conclusionsTreatment with systemic corticosteroids was associated with a faster time to symptomatic recovery compared to without. Regardless of etiology, reducing inflammation and mass effect involved in pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis may be integral to a more rapid return to neurological baseline.

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Cerebellar DiseasesMagnetic Resonance ImagingAdrenal Cortex HormonesCerebellumChildDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleAdrenal Cortex HormonesCorticosteroidsMRIPediatricPseudotumoral hemicerebellitis

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