Paraneoplastic syndrome manifesting as chronic cerebellar ataxia in a child with Hodgkin disease.
An 8-year-old boy had nausea and vomiting associated with nystagmus, ataxia, and dysarthria of acute onset. Three years later he had a mass in the anterior mediastinum as a result of Hodgkin disease of mixed cellularity. This association of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration with Hodgkin disease has been described in adults.
Topcu
M
M
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hacettepe University Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Gucuyener
K
K
Topaloglu
H
H
Renda
Y
Y
Akyuz
C
C
Kale
G
G
D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*