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8224554

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
An eight-year-old boy developed acute parkinsonism four days after open-heart surgery for repair of a ventriculo-septal defect. During the procedure he experienced a hypotensive episode which required administration of positive-inotropic agents. Complementing the clinical signs of parkinsonism, CT scan showed symmetrical hypodensities in the basal ganglia, and decreased regional cerebral blood flow was demonstrated using 99mTc HMPAO SPECT. These findings were suggestive of a hypoxic-ischaemic insult to the basal ganglia. The child was treated with levodopa/carbidopa and subsequently completely recovered within a follow-up period of eight months. CT scan appearances and cerebral blood flow findings returned to normal. Parkinsonism secondary to a hypoxic-ischaemic insult to basal ganglia in children is a rare but reversible disorder, in contrast to its progressive course which results in severe disability in adults.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0012-1622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1011-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Delayed parkinsonism associated with hypotension in a child undergoing open-heart surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Child Neurology Unit, Chaim Sheba Medical Centre, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports