[Central nervous system tumor: an unusual etiology for limb pain]

W Gueddari; D Garel; C Barnerias; B Cojocaru; C Sainte Rose; G Chéron

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2004.09.003

[Central nervous system tumor: an unusual etiology for limb pain]

Arch Pediatr. 2004 Dec;11(12):1465-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2004.09.003.

[Article in French]

Authors

W Gueddari¹, D Garel, C Barnerias, B Cojocaru, C Sainte Rose, G Chéron

Affiliation

¹ Département des urgences pédiatriques, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75743 Paris 15, France.

PMID: 15596336
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2004.09.003

Abstract

Limb pain in children is one of the most frequent reasons to refer to the emergency unit. Most often it suggests an orthopaedic, a muscular, a peripheral neurologic or a spinal affection. We report two cases of recurrent limb pains revealing a central nervous system tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Brain Neoplasms / physiopathology
Central Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Central Nervous System Neoplasms / physiopathology
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pain*