Lacunar infarction of the basal ganglia as a complication of hemolytic-uremic syndrome. MRI and clinical correlations.
Central nervous system (CNS) complications of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) commonly consist of alterations in mental status, seizures, and rarely hemiparesis. The authors report the clinical evolution of left hemiparesis and later choreo-athetoid movements in a patient who sustained a right lacunar infarction as a complication of HUS. The infarction is demonstrated on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
DiMario
F J
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Division of Pediatric Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Brönte-Stewart
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Sherbotie
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Turner
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D001264:Athetosis / Q000209:etiology; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging