ACUTE ALTERNATING HEMIPLEGIA - A CASE-REPORT

Citation
H. Tekgul et al., ACUTE ALTERNATING HEMIPLEGIA - A CASE-REPORT, Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 38(4), 1996, pp. 521-526
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
ISSN journal
00414301
Volume
38
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
521 - 526
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-4301(1996)38:4<521:AAH-AC>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Acute alternating hemiplegia in childhood is a rare disorder character ized by onset before 18 months of age and frequent attacks of alternat ing paralysis. In this case report, a 20-month-old boy having the diag nosis of acute alternating hemiplegia is presented. The diagnosis was based on clinical features. The frequency and severity of the hemipleg ic attacks decreased following flunarizine therapy. In this case, cere bral perfusion was investigated during ictal and interictal periods. T c-99m HMPAO-Brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) r evealed normal cerebral perfusion in ictal periods and hypoperfusion i n interictal periods.