A girl with recurrent tonic spasm.
نویسنده
چکیده
A 7-month-old girl presented with a 4-week history of recurrent tonic spasms that occurred daily, predominantly upon awakening. She is able to roll over, however, is not sitting yet, and is not very attentive. Family history was unremarkable. Her head circumference was 40 cm, and she had no cutaneous signs. Neurologically, she had mild global hypotonia. No focal signs were noted. Notice: Authors are encouraged to submit quizzes for possible publication in the Journal. These may be in any field of Clinical Neurosciences, and should approximately follow the format used here. Please address any submissions to the Assistant Editor,
منابع مشابه
Beyond a prolonged QT interval
A 14-year-old girl was admitted with generalized tonic-clonic convulsions for 2min along with tongue biting. Her family reported previous recurrent attacks of muscle cramps and carpo-pedal spasms of four months’ duration prior to admission but they had never previously sought medical help. The patient had a good appetite and no diarrhea, with no prior history of cardiovascular disease or sympto...
متن کاملClinical reasoning: a 16-year-old girl with fixed unilateral grimace.
Jeff Waugh, MD, PhD Sanjay P. Prabhu, MBBS Blaise Bourgeois, MD Sanjeev Kothare, MD SECTION 1 A 16-year-old girl was referred from the epilepsy clinic for urgent admission to the long-term EEG monitoring unit. She had a prior history of both epileptic and nonepileptic seizures of multiple types, but presented to the clinic for evaluation of a new type of movement, present for 1 month. Over that...
متن کاملSinus node paucity in hyperekplexia.
We report a newborn with hyperekplexia and uncontrolled tonic spasms which did not respond to intravenous phenobarbitone and phenytoin, and midazolam infusion. Serum biochemistry, electrocardiography, electroencephalography, lumbar puncture and neuroimaging were normal. Continuous cardiac monitoring revealed that tonic spasm episodes were accompanied by sinus node paucity and severe bradycardia...
متن کاملRecurrent Ovarian Torsions in a Nine Months Period in a 7-year- Old Girl: A Case Report
Ovarian torsion (adnexal torsion) is an uncommon disorder in pediatrics and should be considered as a differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in preteen girls. Almost 70% of ovarian torsions are seen in young girls older than 20 years, but it could also occur in preteen girls. Sonography is one of the most useful methods to diagnose ovarian torsion. In pediatrics, ovarian torsion should ...
متن کاملAnalysis of ictal semiology: contralateral tonic activity associated with ipsilateral automotor seizure in temporal lobe epilepsy
Ictal semiology is essential for the pre-operative evaluation of candidates for epilepsy surgery. We propose an ictal sign of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) termed tonic-automotor (TA), defi ned as contralateral tonic spasm of upper limb associated with ipsilateral hand automotor seizure and often accompanied ipsilateral head turning. We assessed the occurrence and lateralizing/localizing value o...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Neurosciences
دوره 12 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007