A 2-month-old infant with vomiting, seizures, and progressive apathy

Alexander Larsen; Christine Martin; Sascha Meyer; Tilman Rohrer; Panagiotis Papanagiotou; Marjo van der Knaap; Ludwig Gortner

doi:10.1007/s00431-012-1681-0

A 2-month-old infant with vomiting, seizures, and progressive apathy

Eur J Pediatr. 2012 Jun;171(6):993-5. doi: 10.1007/s00431-012-1681-0.

Authors

Alexander Larsen¹, Christine Martin, Sascha Meyer, Tilman Rohrer, Panagiotis Papanagiotou, Marjo van der Knaap, Ludwig Gortner

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Pediatrics and Neonatology, University Hospital of Saarland, Kirrbergerstr. Building 9, 66421 Homburg, Germany. alexander.larsen@uks.eu

PMID: 22302460
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1681-0

Abstract

A 2-month-old infant was admitted to hospital because of recurrent vomiting for 1 week, progressive apathy, and focal seizures. The cranial MRI showed a noticeable result.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Alexander Disease / complications
Alexander Disease / diagnosis*
Apathy*
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Seizures / etiology*
Vomiting / etiology*