Diagnosis difficulties in extrapyramidal syndrome in young children

Revista Romana de PEDIATRIE | Volumul LXI, Nr. 4, An 2012

ISSN 1454-0398 | e-ISSN 2069-6175
ISSN-L 1454-0398

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Ioana Minciu and George Moisa

ABSTRACT

Introduction. Lesch-Nyhan disease is a genetic disorder, X-linked recessive, of the purines metabolism, characterized by deficiency of hipoxanthine-guanine-phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT- 1) which results in an increase of uric acid in both the blood and the urine. The gene is located on the chromosome X q26- q27.2.

Case presentation. It’s presented the case of a boy now 6 years old, with multiple admissions in Pediatric Neurology Clinic, “Al. Obregia” Hospital from the age of about 1 year for psychomotor developmental delay, movement disorders, initially diagnosed with cerebral palsy, then at the age of 3 years old, once the selfmutilation behavior and hyperuricaemia were noticed we suspected Lesch-Nyhan disease which was genetically confirmed at the age of 3 years and 6 months.

Conclusions. A clinical picture of spastic-dyskinetic “Cerebral Palsy” with normal cerebral MRI can underlay a metabolic disorder with genetic transmission and increased risk of recurrence.

Key words: extra-pyramidal syndrome, hyperuricaemia, HPRT gene

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