Niemann-Pick disease type A presenting as unilateral tremors.

نویسندگان

  • K N Vykuntaraju
  • Hemalatha Lokanatha
  • Shivananda
چکیده

Niemann-Pick group of diseases are rare lysosomal storage disorders. The clinical phenotype is variable. We report a child who first time presented with tremors of tongue and tremors of one side of the body. On examination child had hemiparesis and hepatosplenomegaly. Bone marrow examination shows storage cells suggestive of Niemann-Pick cells and enzyme assay confirmed the diagnosis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian pediatrics

دوره 49 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012