ABSTRACT
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive glioma that is infrequently diagnosed in the paediatric population. GBM and other primary brain tumours have rarely been associated with paraneoplastic syndromes. We report an unusual case of an 8-year-old boy presenting with an inability to abduct his left eye and almost complete ophthalmoplegia of his right eye, prior to any radiological evidence of GBM. This is the first documented case of paediatric GBM presenting with bilateral asymmetric ophthalmoplegia.
Acknowledgements
Dr Donald Lee for expertise in neuro-radiological imaging interpretation.
Declaration of interest statement
CJ has done consulting work for QxMD. Her fellowship was funded by the Canadian League Against Epilepsy through UCB.