Topaloglu H, Gücüyener K, Orkun C, Renda Y
Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hacettepe University Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1990;92(3):295-6. doi: 10.1016/0303-8467(90)90038-7.
Neurological form of Wilson's disease in children usually manifests with dystonia as the initial sign. Tremor of extremities, dysarthria and ataxia may follow. Copper deposits in gray and white matter along with the basal ganglia. A pediatric case presenting with tremor of the tongue and dysarthria as the only findings of Wilson's disease is reported. Tongue tremor should also be taken into notice within the basal ganglia symptomatology.
儿童威尔逊病的神经学形式通常以肌张力障碍为首发症状。随后可能出现肢体震颤、构音障碍和共济失调。铜沉积于灰质、白质以及基底神经节。本文报道了一例仅以舌震颤和构音障碍为威尔逊病表现的儿科病例。在基底神经节症状学中,舌震颤也应引起注意。