The case is presented of an infant with a posterior fossa medulloblastoma who died at age 14 weeks without macrocephaly or signs of increased intracranial pressure. Infants with lower cranial nerve dysfunction and respiratory difficul ties in the neonatal period must be evaluated for posterior fossa tumors.
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