Spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage from low-grade optic glioma: case report and review of the literature

Optic pathway tumors constitute approximately 3–6% of pediatric brain tumors. The majority are low-grade gliomas. The natural history of these tumors is variable, although most have an indolent course. Most tumors present with visual loss, proptosis, or pituitary/hypothalamic dysfunction. The authors present a rare case of a teenager without neurofibromatosis who presented with a large, spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage from a WHO grade 1...