Seizures in Chédiak-Higashi syndrome. Case report.
Chédiak-Higashi syndrome is a rare hematological disease characterized by increased fusion of cytoplasmatic granules. Neurological symptoms occur in approximately half of the patients. We describe the clinical, eletrophysiological, hematological and radiological findings in a girl who had Chédiak-Higashi syndrome and seizures.
De Freitas
G R
GR
Hospital Universitário Antonio Pedro, Department of Neurology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil.
De Oliveira
C P
CP
Reis
R S
RS
Sarmento
M R
MR
Gaspar
N K
NK
Fialho
M
M
Praxedes
H
H
D002609:Chediak-Higashi Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*