Poststreptococcal Dystonia with Bilateral Striatal Enlargement: MR Imaging and Spectroscopic Findings

Isolated bilateral striatal necrosis is an abnormality of the basal ganglia associated with acute dystonia in children. This report describes the development of dystonic movements in a 7-year-old male patient 2 weeks after streptococcal pharyngitis.

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Published in:	American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 1276 - 1278
Main Authors:	Karagulle Kendi, A.T, Krenzel, C, Ott, F.W, Brace, J.R, Norberg, S.K, Kieffer, S.A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oak Brook, IL Am Soc Neuroradiology 01-08-2008 American Society of Neuroradiology
Subjects:	Aspartic Acid - analogs & derivatives Aspartic Acid - metabolism Autoantibodies - blood Bacterial Proteins - blood Biological and medical sciences Caudate Nucleus - pathology Child Deoxyribonucleases - immunology Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Dominance, Cerebral - physiology Dystonia - etiology Energy Metabolism - physiology Follow-Up Studies Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Hypertrophy Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Lactic Acid - metabolism Magnetic Resonance Imaging Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Male Medical sciences Necrosis Nervous system Neurologic Examination Pediatrics Penicillanic Acid - analogs & derivatives Penicillanic Acid - therapeutic use Perception Pharyngitis - complications Pharyngitis - drug therapy Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Putamen - pathology Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry Streptococcal Infections - complications Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy Streptolysins - blood Vision Nervous system diseases MR spectroscopic imaging Radiodiagnosis Central nervous system Basal ganglion Corpus striatum Encephalon Involuntary movement Cerebral disorder Striated muscle disease Central nervous system disease Dystonia Neurological disorder Extrapyramidal syndrome
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Summary:	Isolated bilateral striatal necrosis is an abnormality of the basal ganglia associated with acute dystonia in children. This report describes the development of dystonic movements in a 7-year-old male patient 2 weeks after streptococcal pharyngitis.
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ISSN:	0195-6108 1936-959X
DOI:	10.3174/ajnr.A1065