title: [Extensive cerebral infarction in a case of hemolytic-uremic syndrome].
abstract: A hemolytic-uremic syndrome is reported in a 9 month-old girl. It was remarkable because of the severity of the renal lesions, which ended in terminal renal failure; there were also neurologic changes, responsible for a coma of 3 month-duration and for right-sided hemiplegia. Two CT scan examinations showed a left hemispherical hypodensity, resulting from a largely extended infarction in the sylvian area. After a 3 year's follow-up, the magnitude of the clinical improvement shows the possibility of neurologic recovery in children.
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Ramollissement cérébral étendu au cours d'un syndrome hémolytique et urémique.