title: [Unilateral lesions of basal ganglia nuclei in children during myxovirus para-influenzae infection].
abstract: Unilateral disorders of the basal ganglia in childhood have received little attention. Infections are a rare cause where as infarction is the most common one. We report the case of a 11 year-old boy who presented an acute hemiplegia with hypodense areas limited to the left lenticular, caudate nuclei and internal capsule. Virologic investigations showed a recent infection due to myxovirus para influenzae. Angiography demonstrated no focal vascular disease. The course was favorable with full recovery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital de Saint-Pierre, Ile de la Réunion.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bousquet
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hladky
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cosson
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Laporte
mesh_terms: D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D008297:Male; D009304:Nasopharyngitis / Q000150:complications; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Lésions unilatérales des noyaux gris centraux de l'enfant au cours d'une infection à myxovirus para-influenzae.