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Zeferino Demartini1, Adriano Keijiro Maeda2, Adriane Cardoso-Demartini3
1Complexo Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil; Department of Neurosurgery, Complexo Hospital Pequeno Principe, Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil.
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Neurocutaneous melanosis is characterized by melanin-producing cells within the skin, leptomeninges, or brain parenchyma. It is a severe manifestation of congenital melanocytic nevus syndrome and can develop malignant melanomas. The disorder is commonly present in pediatric patients within the first two years of life and has a poor prognosis. We report a case of an 8-year-old male with epilepsy and cognitive deficit presenting spinal neurocutaneous melanosis.
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