Naslov
Kinsbourne Syndrome : A case report
(Kinnsbourne Syndrome : A case report)

Autori
Duplančić-Šimunjak, Ružica ; Stepan, Jasminka ; Ćepulić, Mladen ; Marušić-Della Marina, Branka ; Mejaški-Bošnjak, Vlatka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Paediatria Croatica / Lokar, Renata - Zagreb : Klinika za dječje bolesti, 1997, 127-127

Skup
Fifth Paediatric Alps-Adriatic Symposium

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 04.06.1997. - 07.06.1997

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Sažetak
Konsbourne syndrome is an acute cerebelar encephalopathy characterized with ataxia (often with opoclonus, polymioclonus and iritability) associated with a solid malignant tumor- neuroblastoma.Our patient is a girl aged 18 months, referred to our hospital with dg: cerebral palsy, wich occured for the first time at the age of 8 months of the child, who had been healthy till then. A dominant neurologic symptom was trunkal ataxia, generalized hypotonia and expressive weakness of lower extremities, alternating converegent strabism and a lack of speech development. At the age of 21 months a solid abdominal tumor- neuroblastoma was diagnosed by ultrasound and computerized tomography. Further worsening in neurological status was registered. Concerning tumor markers, increased values of feritin and noradrenalin were found. In bone marrow tumor cells were found. Scintigraphy of skeleton show a multiple pathologic forming in bines, Concerning the spreading of the disease- stage IV - a chemotherapy was chosen. The girl received cycles of Adriamycin-DTIC-Endoxan-Vincristin and Platimit Endoxan-VP-16. After the chemotherapy had been applied a local finding firstly showed a regression with inproved of finding of skeleton scintigraphy "normalization" of catecholamine values. After the 10th cycle of chemotherapy a further worsening of the disease appeared with a lethal outcome.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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