Trigeminal neurinomas in infants: report of two cases

Childs Nerv Syst. 1996 May;12(5):283-6; discussion 287. doi: 10.1007/BF00261813.

Abstract

Two cases of trigeminal neurinoma in two infant girls aged 3 and 6 months are reported. Both presented with temporal cranial vault bulging at birth. The 6-month-old patient suffered onset of focal fits 1 month before admission and her neurological examination revealed no abnormalities. The 3-month-old patient had right exophthalmus and a subcutaneous fronto-orbital plexiform neurofibroma at birth. Neurological examination disclosed a sensory deficit of the first trigeminal nerve division. She also had a family medical history of von Reckling-hausen's disease. The incidence of trigeminal neurinomas in children is reviewed. The patients in these two cases are the youngest recorded; the cases are the only ones reported in infants. Clinical, radiological, and therapeutic aspects are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / congenital*
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Neoplasm, Residual / diagnosis
  • Neurilemmoma / congenital*
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / diagnosis
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / surgery
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Trigeminal Nerve* / pathology
  • Trigeminal Nerve* / surgery