TY - JOUR
T1 - Fever Producing Ballismus in Patients With Choreoathetosis
AU - Harbord, Michael G.
AU - Kobayashi, Jeffrey S.
PY - 1991/1/1
Y1 - 1991/1/1
N2 - We report two children with choreoathetoid cerebral palsy who had intermittent, severe, paroxysmal episodes of ballismus in response to febrile illnesses. These episodes lasted for hours and were difficult to control, requiring large doses of haloperidol or phenytoin. Differentiation from seizures triggered by fever was readily made by concurrent electroencephalographic recordings.
AB - We report two children with choreoathetoid cerebral palsy who had intermittent, severe, paroxysmal episodes of ballismus in response to febrile illnesses. These episodes lasted for hours and were difficult to control, requiring large doses of haloperidol or phenytoin. Differentiation from seizures triggered by fever was readily made by concurrent electroencephalographic recordings.
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U2 - 10.1177/088307389100600111
DO - 10.1177/088307389100600111
M3 - Article
C2 - 2002202
AN - SCOPUS:0026034250
SN - 0883-0738
VL - 6
SP - 49
EP - 52
JO - Journal of Child Neurology
JF - Journal of Child Neurology
IS - 1
ER -