Journal of Pediatric Neurology, Table of Contents Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2013; 11(01): 055-057DOI: 10.3233/JPN-120590 Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New YorkCranial nerve palsies as presenting feature of acute lymphoblastic leukemia Euthymia Vargiami a Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece , Natalia Nedelkopoulou a Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece , Dimitrios I. Zafeiriou a Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece , Athanasia Anastasiou b Department of Radiology, “Ippokratio” General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece› Author AffiliationsSubject Editor: Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common malignancy in childhood. We present a 7-year-old boy with facial and hypoglossal nerve palsies as presenting features of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which was suspected when magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated infiltrations of the brain, and was confirmed by bone marrow biopsy. Keywords KeywordsCranial nerve palsy - acute lymphoblastic leukemia PDF (169 kb)
