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, ss.685-688, 2001 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 16 Konu: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/088307380101600912
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.685-688

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.