Hopkins Syndrome in a 14-Year-Old Boy; a Case Report

Hopkins Syndrome in a 14-Year-Old Boy; a Case Report

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Hopkins syndrome (HS) is a flaccid paralysis resembling poliomyelitis that has been seen in some children who are recovering from an acute episode of asthma. This syndrome should be suspected based on clinical findings even before the occurrence of characteristic breathing patterns and epilepsy. We...

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Main Authors: Alireza Majidi, Sasan Saket, Zohreh Nabizadeh Gharghozar, Ehsan Akrami, Seyed Mohsen Fayyazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018-11-01
Series:Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Pitt-Hopkins syndrome
nervous system diseases
rare diseases
asthma
Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/66
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spelling doaj-260db6e8249e4158aa801900277616272020-11-25T02:55:04ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine2645-49042018-11-016110.22037/aaem.v6i1.66Hopkins Syndrome in a 14-Year-Old Boy; a Case ReportAlireza Majidi0Sasan Saket1Zohreh Nabizadeh Gharghozar2Ehsan Akrami3Seyed Mohsen Fayyazi4Emergency Department, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Shahaid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranPediatric Neurology Research Center, Shahaid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IranPediatric Neurology Research Center, Shahaid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranEmergency Department, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Shahaid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranHopkins syndrome (HS) is a flaccid paralysis resembling poliomyelitis that has been seen in some children who are recovering from an acute episode of asthma. This syndrome should be suspected based on clinical findings even before the occurrence of characteristic breathing patterns and epilepsy. We report a 14-year-old boy who had experienced an episode of HS.https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/66Pitt-Hopkins syndromenervous system diseasesrare diseasesasthma
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author Alireza Majidi
Sasan Saket
Zohreh Nabizadeh Gharghozar
Ehsan Akrami
Seyed Mohsen Fayyazi
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Sasan Saket
Zohreh Nabizadeh Gharghozar
Ehsan Akrami
Seyed Mohsen Fayyazi
Hopkins Syndrome in a 14-Year-Old Boy; a Case Report
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Pitt-Hopkins syndrome
nervous system diseases
rare diseases
asthma
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Sasan Saket
Zohreh Nabizadeh Gharghozar
Ehsan Akrami
Seyed Mohsen Fayyazi
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title Hopkins Syndrome in a 14-Year-Old Boy; a Case Report
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title_full Hopkins Syndrome in a 14-Year-Old Boy; a Case Report
title_fullStr Hopkins Syndrome in a 14-Year-Old Boy; a Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Hopkins Syndrome in a 14-Year-Old Boy; a Case Report
title_sort hopkins syndrome in a 14-year-old boy; a case report
publisher Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
series Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
issn 2645-4904
publishDate 2018-11-01
description Hopkins syndrome (HS) is a flaccid paralysis resembling poliomyelitis that has been seen in some children who are recovering from an acute episode of asthma. This syndrome should be suspected based on clinical findings even before the occurrence of characteristic breathing patterns and epilepsy. We report a 14-year-old boy who had experienced an episode of HS.
topic Pitt-Hopkins syndrome
nervous system diseases
rare diseases
asthma
url https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/66
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