Pseudo-ataxia due to Osteoid Osteoma.
Caribbean
Osteoid osteoma
West Indies
ataxia
gait disturbance
socioeconomic status
Journal
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.)
ISSN: 2160-8288
Titre abrégé: Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101569493
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
14
12
2018
accepted:
19
12
2018
entrez:
21
2
2019
pubmed:
21
2
2019
medline:
4
4
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Ataxia is diagnosed by typical features on examination suggestive of a cerebellar etiology and can invoke extensive diagnostic testing. Osteoid osteomas (OOs) are benign bone tumors of the lower limbs that occasionally present with focal neurological signs. A 3-year-old male presented with apparent progressive gait ataxia and non-specific leg pain. Initial imaging was unremarkable. However, 12 months later, a lesion was identified in the distal right femur, which was found to be an OO. The gait disorder and pain resolved after surgery. This case highlights the challenges of diagnosing a gait disorder in young children.
Sections du résumé
Background
Ataxia is diagnosed by typical features on examination suggestive of a cerebellar etiology and can invoke extensive diagnostic testing. Osteoid osteomas (OOs) are benign bone tumors of the lower limbs that occasionally present with focal neurological signs.
Case Report
A 3-year-old male presented with apparent progressive gait ataxia and non-specific leg pain. Initial imaging was unremarkable. However, 12 months later, a lesion was identified in the distal right femur, which was found to be an OO. The gait disorder and pain resolved after surgery.
Discussion
This case highlights the challenges of diagnosing a gait disorder in young children.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30783555
doi: 10.7916/vt1n-ga19
pmc: PMC6377914
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Video-Audio Media
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
631Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Funding: None. Conflict of Interest: The authors report no conflict of interest. Ethics Statement: This study was performed in accordance with the ethical standards detailed in the Declaration of Helsinki. The authors’ institutional ethics committee has approved this study and all patients have provided written informed consent. All patients that appear on video have provided written informed consent; authorization for the videotaping and for publication of the videotape was provided.
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