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Poststreptococcal Dystonia with Bilateral Striatal Enlargement: MR Imaging and Spectroscopic Findings

Ayşe Tuba Karagülle Kendi, C. Krenzel, Frederick Ott, Jeff Brace, Stephanie Norberg, Stephen A. Kieffer

American Journal of Neuroradiology · 2008 · 14 citations · 10 references

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Isolated bilateral striatal necrosis is an abnormality of the basal ganglia associated with acute dystonia in children. This report describes the development of dystonic movements in a 7-year-old male patient 2 weeks after streptococcal pharyngitis.

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