[Acute infantile bilateral striatal necrosis].
This paper describes the clinical case of a nine year old child clinical features of tetraparesis and acute encephalopathy after an infectious disease. The brain magnetic resonance imaging was compatible with a symmetrical bilateral necrosis of the brain nucleus which, associated with the clinical evolution, led to the diagnosis of acute bilateral infant striatal necrosis.
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Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Lisboa.
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Macedo
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D009336:Necrosis; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Necrose estriatal bilateral aguda infantil.