PEDIATRICS Vol. 66 No. 3 September 1980, pp. 429-431
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Astrocytoma in an Infant with Prolonged Apnea

Dorothy H. Kelly MD1, Kalpathy S. Krishnamoorthy MD1, and Daniel C. Shannon MD1

1 Department of Pediatrics, Howard Medical School, Boston

A 4-week-old infant experienced prolonged central sleep apnea requiring resuscitation. At 6 months of age he developed episodic obstructive apnea (diagnosed as laryngospasm by direct laryngoscopy) with an abnormal EEG and a normal computed tomography (CT) scan, and at 14 months of age he developed hemiparesis due to a gemistocytic astrocytoma grade III-IV. Following removal of the mass, he has had occasional seizure activity, but no further episodes of obstructive apnea.

Submitted on March 26, 1979
Accepted on December 11, 1979