Infantile bilateral striatal necrosis: chronic and acute manifestations in a single case

Brain Dev. 1994 Jan-Feb;16(1):61-4. doi: 10.1016/0387-7604(94)90115-5.

Abstract

We report a girl who exhibited a slowly progressive extrapyramidal disorder with onset in early infancy. CT examinations demonstrated progressive atrophy of the cerebrum. At the age of 6 years, acute exacerbation occurred with impairment of consciousness and autonomic functions. During the acute episode, CT revealed lesions in the bilateral striatum and globus pallidus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Basal Ganglia Diseases / pathology*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Globus Pallidus / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Necrosis
  • Neostriatum / diagnostic imaging
  • Neostriatum / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed