We discuss the unusual presentation of acquired toxoplasmosis in a girl with severe and transient hemidystonia as a unique symptom. Serum titres of anti-toxoplasma antibodies increased whereas no specific antibody response in the CSF was observed. While symptomatic drugs were inefficacious, specific anit-toxoplasmosis therapy led to complete and permanent recovery within 2 months. Acquired toxoplasmosis may rarely cause cerebral disease even in immunocompetent children.
HEMIDYSTONIA SECONDARY TO ACQUIRED TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A NON-IMMUNODEFICIENT PATIENT / R., Micheli; A., Perini; Duse, Marzia. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 0340-6199. - STAMPA. - 153:10(1994), pp. 731-733. [10.1007/bf01954489]
HEMIDYSTONIA SECONDARY TO ACQUIRED TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A NON-IMMUNODEFICIENT PATIENT
DUSE, MARZIA
1994
Abstract
We discuss the unusual presentation of acquired toxoplasmosis in a girl with severe and transient hemidystonia as a unique symptom. Serum titres of anti-toxoplasma antibodies increased whereas no specific antibody response in the CSF was observed. While symptomatic drugs were inefficacious, specific anit-toxoplasmosis therapy led to complete and permanent recovery within 2 months. Acquired toxoplasmosis may rarely cause cerebral disease even in immunocompetent children.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
