Postoperative facial palsy after pediatric posterior fossa tumor resection.

Objective: Facial palsy can be caused by masses within the posterior fossa and is a known risk of surgery for tumor resection. Although well documented in the adult literature, postoperative facial weakness after posterior fossa tumor resection in pediatric patients has not been well studied. The objective of this work was to determine the incidence of postoperative facial palsy after tumor surgery, and to investigate clinical and radiographic risk factors.

Pediatric Anti-ganglionic Antibody Positive Autonomic Neuropathy: Clinical Presentation and Response to Treatment.

Background: Autoimmune autonomic neuropathy is rare in children. There are few pediatric reports documenting anti-ganglionic antibodies.

Methods: We present two children with anti-ganglionic antibody positive autonomic neuropathy, including their presentation, results of testing, and treatment course.