Bilateral basal ganglia lucencies following acute febrile illness.
Bilateral striatal necrosis in children without damage elsewhere in the brain can present as an acute neurological disorder or as a progressive disorder. Three children of 6, 7 and 12 years age developed dystonic posture of limbs without any cranial nerve involvement or alteration of sensorium soon after recovery from acute high grade febrile illness of 3-4 days duration. Computerized tomographic scan of head showed bilateral necrosis of basal ganglia. We think that these patients probably constitute a clinically and radiologically distinct subgroup of disorder that produce bilateral striatal necrosis in children. The cause of the syndrome is unknown.
Bhaumik
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Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Behari
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Ahuja
G K
GK
D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000473:pathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed