Cavernous hemangioma in a child presenting with hemichorea: Response to pimozide

Yakinci C., Durmaz Y., Korkut M., Aladag A., Onal C., Aydinli M.

JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY, cilt.16, sa.9, ss.685-688, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/088307380101600912
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.685-688
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The case of a 9-year-old boy with hemichorea due to cavernous hemangioma in the left caudate nucleus is presented. To our knowledge, only two children have been reported with hemichorea associated with cavernous hemangioma. Hemichorea in our patient responded to pimozide, a neuroleptic that blocks central nervous system dopaminergic receptors.