Poststreptococcal dystonia with bilateral striatal enlargement: MR imaging and spectroscopic findings.
Isolated bilateral striatal necrosis is an abnormality of the basal ganglia associated with acute dystonia in children. This report describes the development of dystonic movements in a 7-year-old male patient 2 weeks after streptococcal pharyngitis.
Karagulle Kendi
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Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. drtubakendi@yahoo.com
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Brace
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Norberg
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D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000097:blood; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000276:immunology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010397:Penicillanic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011699:Putamen / Q000473:pathology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013301:Streptolysins / Q000097:blood
D001323:Autoantibodies; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D013301:Streptolysins; C025964:streptolysin O; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; C000179:N-acetylaspartate; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; C004408:aminopenicillanic acid