title: Cavernous hemangioma in a child presenting with hemichorea: response to pimozide.
abstract: The case of a 9-year-old boy with hemichorea due to cavernous hemangioma in the left caudate nucleus is presented. To our knowledge, only two children have been reported with hemichorea associated with cavernous hemangioma. Hemichorea in our patient responded to pimozide, a neuroleptic that blocks central nervous system dopaminergic receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. ydurmaz@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yakinci
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Durmaz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korkut
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aladag
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aydinli
mesh_terms: D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002819:Chorea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D010868:Pimozide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D010868:Pimozide