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Patient characteristics (n = 23)
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age at initial diagnosis (yr) | |
| Median | 6.2 |
| Range | 0.9–18 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 17 (74%) |
| Female | 6 (26%) |
| Diagnosis (in order of frequency) | |
| Medulloblastoma | 8 (35%) |
| Pilocytic astrocytoma | 5 (22%) |
| Ependymoma | 5 (22%) |
| Choroid plexus papilloma | 2 (9%) |
| Tectal astrocytoma | 2 (9%) |
| Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma | 1 (5%) |
| Hydrocephalus at presentation | 19 (83%) |
