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Neurocysticercosis-Induced Hemiballismus in a Child

Published:2011-03-22 Issue:7 Volume:26 Page:904-906
ISSN:0883-0738
Container-title:Journal of Child Neurology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Child Neurol

Author:

Karnik Prachi S.¹,Tullu Milind S.²,David Jane J. E.¹,Ghildiyal Radha G.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pediatrics, Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, India

2. Department of Pediatrics, Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, India,

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis lesions can occur in the basal ganglia, but most of these are clinically silent. Neurocysticercosis manifesting as movement disorders is extremely uncommon. The authors report a case of neurocysticercosis in an 11-year-old girl presenting with right hemiballismus (a clinical manifestation not yet reported). Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain confirmed the solitary neurocysticercosis lesion in the left thalamus. The child was symptomatic for 5 years and improved dramatically within 2 days of starting definitive therapy for neurocysticercosis (albendazole and prednisolone).

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Clinical Neurology,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0883073810393966

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