Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: case report

G. Lanzi; U. Balottin; G. Rossi; E. Scarabello

doi:10.1007/BF02224399

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: case report

G. Lanzi, U. Balottin, G. Rossi, E. Scarabello

Fondazione "Istituto Neurologico Casimiro Mondino"

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Abstract

We report the case of a 31/2 year old girl who had had attacks of alternating hemiplegia from the age of 6 months. Peculiar features from the etiopathogenetic angle seem to be the presence of a ring of mild stenosis of the vertebral artery on the right side, the influence of the upright posture on the onset of the attacks and perhaps also of variations in atmospheric pressure. The only drug that had some effect was flunarizine. Phenobartbital, haloperidol and nadolol had no appreciable effect.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	255-257
Number of pages	3
Journal	Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02224399
Publication status	Published - Apr 1992

Keywords

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood

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Neuroscience(all)
Clinical Neurology

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