Hemiballismus associated with Influenza A infection.
A case of 2-year and 3-month-old boy developing right hemiballismus and transient selective unilateral involvement in the left thalamus on MRI during Influenza A infection is reported. Hemiballismus is an extremely rare neurological complication and, to our knowledge, this is the first case showing hemiballismus during Influenza A infection.
Yoshikawa
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Department of Pediatrics, Niigata City General Hospital, Niigata, Japan. yos@seagreen.ocn.ne.jp
Oda
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone