Hallervoredn-Spatz disease.
Hallervorden-Spatz disease is an extremely rare cause of dystonia that carries a poor prognosis. A case occurring in an 11-year-old girl with progressive extra-pyramidal symptoms since infancy is described. The clinical picture and typical radiological findings are described.
Department of Paediatrics, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. whoisasad@hotmail.com
D002648:Child; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006211:Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed