Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives
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Aspartic Acid / metabolism
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Autoantibodies / blood*
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Bacterial Proteins / blood
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Caudate Nucleus / pathology*
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Child
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Deoxyribonucleases / immunology*
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Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
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Dystonia / etiology*
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Energy Metabolism / physiology*
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Hypertrophy
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
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Lactic Acid / metabolism
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
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Male
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Necrosis
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Neurologic Examination
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Penicillanic Acid / analogs & derivatives
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Penicillanic Acid / therapeutic use
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Pharyngitis / complications*
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Pharyngitis / drug therapy
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Putamen / pathology*
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Streptococcal Infections / complications*
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Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Streptolysins / blood
Substances
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Autoantibodies
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Bacterial Proteins
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Streptolysins
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streptolysin O
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Aspartic Acid
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Lactic Acid
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Penicillanic Acid
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N-acetylaspartate
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Deoxyribonucleases
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aminopenicillanic acid