Unilateral movement disorder as a presenting sign of paediatric post-varicella angiopathy
| Autor: | Robert ten Houten, Kees P.J. Braun, Catharina J.M. Klijn, Marcel M M Bulder |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Neurology Movement disorders Article Angiopathy Diagnosis Differential Chickenpox medicine Humans Medical history Stroke Movement Disorders integumentary system business.industry Cerebral infarction General Medicine medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abnormal involuntary movement Surgery Child Preschool Female Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports. 2013 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Diagnosing ischaemic stroke in children is often difficult. Post-varicella angiopathy (PVA) is a well-recognised and frequent cause of childhood ischaemic stroke, particularly affecting the basal ganglia. When a previously healthy child presents with unilateral abnormal involuntary movements, cerebral infarction should be included in the differential diagnosis and PVA should be considered, even when there is no recent history of rash and cerebrospinal fluid is normal. Medical history and intracranial vascular imaging are important for early diagnosis and treatment. |
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