title: Familial type IV hypertriglyceridemia presenting as hemiparesis with cerebellar signs.
abstract: Stroke in pediatric patients is distinctive as compare to adults. The authors report a rare case of familial hypertriglyceridemia type IV who had left hemiparesis with cerebellar signs. There was no history of oral trauma, head injury, convulsions, acute gastroenteritis, meningitis or otitis media.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, T.N. Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India. drtank@bom3.vsnl.net.in
authors.forename: Sonali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tank
authors.forename: Kalika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhagwat
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Pravin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jawale
authors.forename: Surekha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006953:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IV / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*