Nothing to be sneezed at

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Parke, Simon C.

Affiliations: Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Barrack Road, Exeter, UK

Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Simon C. Parke, MRCPCH, Consultant Pediatrician, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX5 2DW, UK. Tel.: +44 1392 411611; Fax: +44 1392 402715; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Sneezing is a very common symptom. Intractable sneezing is usually due to a nasal problem or of a psychogenic nature. We present a case of a 7-year-old boy who presented with intractable morning sneezing as the main presenting symptom of a posterior fossa tumor.

Keywords: Sneezing, posterior fossa tumor, pilocytic astrocytoma, neuroanatomy

DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2010-0416

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Neurology, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 397-398, 2010