PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M Erdohazi
AU  - P Marshall
TI  - Striatal degeneration in childhood.
AID  - 10.1136/adc.54.2.85
DP  - 1979 Feb 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 85--91
VI  - 54
IP  - 2
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/54/2/85.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/54/2/85.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child1979 Feb 01; 54
AB  - The clinical features, and the radiological and neuropathological findings of 3 unrelated children with striatal degeneration are presented. In one case the father had recently developed choreiform movements while in the other two the family history was negative for neurological disorders. Two patients had juvenile onset of psychiatric symptoms, seizures, and rigidity. The 3rd child presented with focal seizures at 9 weeks of age. The neuropathological findings are virtually identical in all 3 cases. The classification of striatal degeneration in childhood is discussed.