Ataxia Without Opsoclonus: Right Lumbar Sympathetic Trunk Neuroblastoma

Herman and Siegel present a case study of a 3-year-old boy who was referred to the neurology department for tremor and ataxia. Based on the patient's CT scan, he was diagnosed with paraneoplastic ataxia without opsoclonus syndrome caused by abdominal neuroblastoma. The child begun on carboplati...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical pediatrics 2009-04, Vol.48 (3), p.336-340
Hauptverfasser:	Herman, Thomas E., Siegel, Marilyn J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	3-Iodobenzylguanidine Ataxia - diagnosis Child, Preschool Contrast Media Gadolinium Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Medical treatment Neuroblastoma - diagnosis Neurological disorders Neurology Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome - diagnosis Pediatrics Radionuclide Imaging - methods Radiopharmaceuticals Sympathetic Nervous System - diagnostic imaging Sympathetic Nervous System - pathology Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Herman and Siegel present a case study of a 3-year-old boy who was referred to the neurology department for tremor and ataxia. Based on the patient's CT scan, he was diagnosed with paraneoplastic ataxia without opsoclonus syndrome caused by abdominal neuroblastoma. The child begun on carboplatin, etoposide to treat the neuroblastoma and intravenous dexamethosone and immune globulin to treat the paraneoplastic ataxia, which is believed to be immune mediated.
ISSN:	0009-9228 1938-2707
DOI:	10.1177/0009922808330882