Intermittent Myokymia as a Pointer to Hemangioblastoma of the Cervical Spine: A Case Report

Abstract

Hemangioblastomas represent 3% of all central nervous system (CNS) tumors. The majority of CNS hemangioblastomas are infratentorial, with the cerebellum being the most frequent location, while 13% are found in the brainstem. Symptoms of brainstem hemangioblastomas can be very subtle and might therefore be overlooked or misinterpreted. We report the case of a patient with a hemangioblastoma at the junction of the medulla oblongata and the cervical spine and provide a brief review of the literature.

Keywords

• Hemangioblastoma
• Brainstem tumors
• Myokymia