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  • Title: Pediatric isolated oculomotor nerve schwannoma: a new case report and literature review.
    Author: Yang SS, Li ZJ, Liu X, Li Y, Li SF, Zhang HD.
    Journal: Pediatr Neurol; 2013 Apr; 48(4):321-4. PubMed ID: 23498569.
    Abstract:
    Isolated schwannoma arising from the oculomotor nerve occurs rarely, and only 12 children with oculomotor nerve schwannoma without neurofibromatosis have been sufficiently documented. This article presents a 3-year-old boy in which a large isolated parasellar oculomotor nerve schwannoma causing parent nerve dysfunction. Complete resection of the tumor was achieved via a right pterion approach, but he developed complete palsy of the third nerve postoperatively, which had an incomplete recovery in 12-month follow-up. We review the pertinent literature about pediatric oculomotor nerve schwannoma and discuss its clinical features and management.
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