Post-traumatic tremor in child after mild head trauma

Pan Afr Med J. 2018 Sep 25:31:53. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.53.16991. eCollection 2018.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Despite the fact that movement disorders can be noted after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), there are very few cases in the literature regarding children with a mild head injury. In addition, their pathophysiological mechanism, radiological features, and treatment options have not been well described yet. Hereby, we report a case of a 3-year-old girl who suffered a head injury after a two-meter fall, resulting in generalized body tremor and dystonia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Child, Preschool
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / complications*
  • Dystonia / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Trauma Severity Indices
  • Tremor / etiology*