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Infantile convulsions and paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis in a patient with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism

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BRAIN & DEVELOPMENT
Volume 22, Issue 7, Pages 449-450

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(00)00180-7

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benign infantile convulsions; benign partial epilepsy in infancy; paroxysmal dyskinesias; ICCA syndrome; hypoparathyroidism

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We reported a 15-year-old buy with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism who presented with paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis at age 10. Calcium levels were low and intact parathyroid hormones were undetectable in serum. Computed tomography showed calcifications in the basal ganglia, thalamus, and cerebral white matter. He had a history of infantile convulsions with a benign outcome. The convulsions occurred in clusters at age 2.5 months, but they never recurred. This patient's clinical features were phenotypically indistinguishable from those of infantile convulsions and choreoathetosis (ICCA) syndrome (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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