作者: A. Hori , G. Hirose , S. Kataoka , K. Tsukada , K. Furui
DOI: 10.1001/ARCHNEUR.1991.00530200113030
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摘要: A 13-year-old boy was the victim of attempted strangulation. His condition had returned to normal by sixth day after assault; however, from seventh day, choreoathetosis, dystonia, and marked pseudobulbar paralysis developed in boy. The computed tomographic scans T2-weighted magnetic resonance images that were obtained at this time revealed low-density high-signal intensities region bilateral putamen caudate nucleus. These symptoms changes his subsided gradually during a 2-month period. Sequential analysis cerebrospinal fluid for gamma-aminobutyric acid dopamine concentrations illness reciprocal with recovery. Because delayed onset neurological showing reversible symptoms, encephalopathy strangulation been related biochemical alterations followed anoxia vulnerable basal ganglia.