Fever Producing Ballismus in Patients With Choreoathetosis

Michael G. Harbord; Jeffrey S. Kobayashi

doi:10.1177/088307389100600111

Fever Producing Ballismus in Patients With Choreoathetosis

Michael G. Harbord
, Jeffrey S. Kobayashi

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	49-52
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Child Neurology
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/088307389100600111
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1991
Externally published	Yes

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