El-Hayek Mohammed, Trad Omar, Hardy Denis, Islam Sherief
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, and Histopathology, Tawam University Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2004 Aug;26(8):523-5. doi: 10.1097/01.mph.0000134464.86671.67.
The combination of seizures, hypertensive encephalopathy, and neuroblastoma has not been described before. The authors report one case, which is not only of interest in its own right, but also emphasizes the importance of including blood pressure measurement in the clinical examination of children, especially when hypertension could be the cause of the symptoms.