Abstract |
The case of a 7 year-old boy with ' bobble head doll syndrome' associated with a cyst in the third ventricle is reported. This movement disorder appears in early childhood and consists mostly in a rhythmic to-and-fro bobbing of the head and eventually of the trunk. As in three previously described cases, this case showed only slight decrease of the ' tic' after partial removal of the cyst by transcortical exploration of the third ventricle. In an inquiry and a survey of the literature, 17 cases with bobble head doll syndrome were collected. The average age of the described cases was 7 years at time of diagnosis. In 13 cases a slow-growing cyst or mass in the anterior part of the third ventricle of close to this region was found. There was no case observed with an acute lesion, in 3 cases it was thought an aqueduct stenosis should be the cause, and in 1 case the cause was unknown.
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Authors | H P Jensen, G Pendl, W Goerke |
Journal | Child's brain
(Childs Brain)
Vol. 4
Issue 4
Pg. 235-41
( 1978)
ISSN: 0302-2803 [Print] Switzerland |
PMID | 648249
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Brain Diseases
(complications, pathology, surgery)
- Cerebral Ventricles
(surgery)
- Child
- Cysts
(complications, pathology, surgery)
- Head
- Humans
- Male
- Movement Disorders
(etiology)
- Tic Disorders
(etiology)
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