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Malignant Paraganglioma Presenting With Hemorrhagic Stroke in a Child
We report here the case of a 12-year-old boy with malignant sympathetic paraganglioma presenting with hemorrhagic stroke. Severe hypertension was found and the patient evolved into a coma. Brain computed tomography scan showed right thalamus hemorrhage with intraventricular extension. After clinical improvement, further investigation revealed elevated catecholamine and metanephrine levels, and 2 abdominal tumors were identified by computed tomography. Resection of both lesions was performed, and histologic findings were consistent with paraganglioma. Multiple metastatic involvement of bones and soft tissues appeared severa...
Source: PEDIATRICS - December 2, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Luiz, H. V., da Silva, T. N., Pereira, B. D., Santos, J. G., Goncalves, D., Manita, I., Portugal, J. Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
A rare cause of stroke in young children: minor head trauma associated with mineralising lenticulostriate angiopathy in three patients
Paediatr Int Child Health. 2022 Apr 26:1-5. doi: 10.1080/20469047.2022.2066386. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAcute basal ganglia infarct following minor head trauma in association with mineralisation of lenticulostriate arteries is an increasingly recognised entity in childhood stroke. Three cases with a classical history and phenotypical features of mineralising angiopathy are described. Case 1 was a 2-year-old girl who presented with acute onset hemiparesis with a same-side upper motor neuron (UMN)-type facial palsy following minor head trauma. Case 2 was a 14-month-old boy who presented with a left side hemiparesis and...
Source: Paediatrics and international child health - April 26, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Kiruthiga Sugumar Aakash Chandran Chidambaram Bobbity Deepthi Sriram Krishnamurthy C G Delhikumar Source Type: research
