Histiocytosis-related cerebellar leukoencephalopathy

A 7-year-old boy was diagnosed as histiocytosis after a peripheral tissue biopsy when he was 2 years old and completed the course of chemotherapy with vinblastin and prednol. Four years after the diagnosis he presented with subacute onset of truncal ataxia, diplopia, and mild appendicular ataxia esp...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric neurosciences 2011-07, Vol.6 (2), p.162-163
Main Authors: Ekici, Bariş, Gümüş, Sevinç, Ozmen, Meral, Devecioğlu, Omer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain
Care and treatment
Children & youth
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Histiocytosis
Letters to the Editor
Leukoencephalopathy
Neurological disorders
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Summary:A 7-year-old boy was diagnosed as histiocytosis after a peripheral tissue biopsy when he was 2 years old and completed the course of chemotherapy with vinblastin and prednol. Four years after the diagnosis he presented with subacute onset of truncal ataxia, diplopia, and mild appendicular ataxia especially while reaching for objects.
ISSN:1817-1745
1998-3948
DOI:10.4103/1817-1745.92859