Akinetic rigid syndrome as a presenting feature ofsubacute sclerosing pan encephalitis

[摘要] Atypical presentations of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis include hemiparesis, acute disseminatedencephalomyelitis, cerebellar ataxia, visual disturbances, symptoms suggestive of the intracranial spaceoccupying lesion, and extrapyramidal movement disorders. Parkinsonism as the presenting featureof subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a rare occurrence. Here we report a child who presentedwith bradykinesia and rigidity, underwent extensive investigations, finally turned out to be subacutesclerosis panencephalitis.

[学科分类] 精神健康和精神病学

[关键词] Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis;bradykinesia;rigidity