title: [Polymioclonia-opsoclonus: Kinsbourne's syndrome. Report of a case].
abstract: Case report of a 9 years old boy with Kinsbourne's syndrome. This condition was characterized by the subacute onset of polymyoclonia, cerebellar ataxia and opsoclonus that set later, following an herpes zoster infection. Steroid therapy resulted in rapid dramatic improvement of neurological symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000150:complications*; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
vernacular_title: Polimioclonia-opsoclono: síndrome de Kinsbourne. Relato de um caso.