Familial type IV hypertriglyceridemia presenting as hemiparesis with cerebellar signs.
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.
Tank
Sonali
S
Department of Pediatrics, T.N. Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, India. drtank@bom3.vsnl.net.in
Bhagwat
Kalika
K
Malik
Sushma
S
Jawale
Pravin
P
Joshi
Surekha
S
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*