Diffuse midline glioma presenting with central sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension in a 4-year-old patient: a case report.

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Central sleep apnea is a rare disorder in the pediatric population with various initial presentations and is secondary to many underlying diseases. We report on a 4-year-old boy with episodes of syncope. He also had pulmonary hypertension and cardiomegaly. Polysomnography showed the finding for central sleep apnea with a high apnea-hypopnea index (up to 138.1 events/h). Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed an ill-defined area near the medulla oblongata and lower pons. The lesion from a brainstem biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of low-grade glioma. Conservative medical follow-up was suggested, and brain magnetic resonance imaging 6 months later showed no obvious tumor progression. To our best knowledge, this is the first case report that workup on the cause of syncope and pul

SUBMITTER: Huang SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853237 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature