A case of Down syndrome with basal ganglia calcification

Objective & Hypothesis:Eight-year-old boy with Down syndrome was accepted to The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for pneumonia and respiratory failure.

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Key Findings & Data:Bilateral basal ganglia calcification was demonstrated by computerized tomography neurologic findings were included to be due to metoclopramid which had been begun for vomiting.

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Conclusion & Impact:Bilateral basal ganglia calcification was decided to be due to Down syndrome after excluding TORCH, metabolic and endocrin causes.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Eight-year-old boy with Down syndrome was accepted to The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for pneumonia and respiratory failure. Tremor, strabismus, urinary retantion and clonus were observed during his hospitalization. Bilateral basal ganglia calcification was demonstrated by computerized tomography neurologic findings were included to be due to metoclopramid which had been begun for vomiting. Bilateral basal ganglia calcification was decided to be due to Down syndrome after excluding TORCH, metabolic and endocrin causes.

Özet

Sekiz yaşında, Down sendromlu, erkek hasta pnömoni ve solunum yetmezliğiyle Çocuk Yoğun Bakım Ünitesine kabul edildi. İzleminde tremor, strabismus, idrar retansiyonu ve klonus fark edildi. Bu nörolojik bulgular için çekilen bilgisayarlı beyin tomografisinde bilateral bazal gangliyon kalsifikasyonu gösterildi. Ayrıca nörolojik bulgular kusmalarını önlemek amacıyla başlanan metoklopramide bağlandı. Hastanın bazal gangliyon kalsifikasyonunun TORCH, metabolik ve endokrin nedenlere bağlı olmadığı gösterilerek Down sendromuna bağlı olduğu düşünüldü.

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KENDİRLİ, T., DEDA, G., TUTAR, E., BİNGÖLER, B. E., İNCE, E. (2022). A case of Down syndrome with basal ganglia calcification. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 3, 41–42. https://ajindex.com/articles/429094

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