title: [Acute infantile bilateral striatal necrosis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Lisboa.
authors.forename: M de L
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Torre
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calado
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cabral
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Necrose estriatal bilateral aguda infantil.