Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 441-442, June 2010

Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome Attributable to Hepatitis C Infection

  • Vildan Ertekin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Ertekin; Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University; Erzurum 25240, Turkey.
    • ,
  • Hüseyin Tan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Received 25 September 2009; accepted 8 February 2010.

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by multidirectional chaotic eye movements, myoclonus in the limbs, and ataxia. We present a 9-year-old boy with opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome associated with hepatitis C infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome associated with hepatitis C infection.

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PII: S0887-8994(10)00089-5

doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2010.02.009

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 441-442, June 2010

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