title: Hemiplegia due to Churg Strauss syndrome in a young boy.
abstract: We report here a case of a 13-year-old boy with Churg Strauss Syndrome who presented with acute right sided hemiplegia with slurred speech due to cerebral infarction most likely due to cerebral vasculitis. The boy was treated with steroids and aspirin and improved. This case in interesting as Churg Strauss Syndrome is not so common in pediatric age group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, CSM Medical University, Lucknow.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Vaish
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000420:Albuterol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D011239:Prednisolone; D000420:Albuterol; D001241:Aspirin