Dystonia Following Head Trauma 1 Case.
- Author:
Byung Ok CHOI
1
;
Young Ho SOHN
;
Don Soo KIM
;
Yong Tae KWAK
;
Myung Sik LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Adolescent;
Brain;
Corpus Callosum;
Craniocerebral Trauma*;
Dystonia*;
Extremities;
Head*;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Neck;
Posture;
Thalamus
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1995;13(4):1046-1050
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 14-year-old male developed generalized dystonia following head trauma caused by a traffic accident. The tremulous movements with abnormal posture started in the left extremities at about 45 days, then spreaded to the right side at 4 months, and eventually to the neck turing to the right side at 13 months after the accident. He also showed mild degree of intellectual impairment, but no other focal neurological signs and symptoms. T2-weighted brain MRI revealed multiple high signal lesions scattered over corpus callosum, deep white matter and right thalamus.
