title: [Hopkins syndrome: oral prednisolone was effective for the paralysis].
abstract: We describe here a 5-year-old girl who presented flaccid paralysis of the left upper limb after recovery from bronchial asthma. T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical cord revealed a focal high intensity area in the left anterior horn at the C6-C7 level. She was treated with oral prednisolone, and paralysis resolved within two months. Thirty cases of Hopkins syndrome have been reported so far, but its cause remains unknown. Early administration of prednisolone might ameliorate paralysis in this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kohira
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fuchigami
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010243:Paralysis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone