An Unusual Triad in Pediatric Neurology: A Case Report on Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Ruben G F Hendriksen; Marlien W Aalbers; Jos G M Hendriksen; Christine E M de Die-Smulders; Govert Hoogland; Johan S H Vles

doi:10.1177/2329048X16642948

An Unusual Triad in Pediatric Neurology: A Case Report on Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Ruben G F Hendriksen^*, Marlien W Aalbers, Jos G M Hendriksen, Christine E M de Die-Smulders, Govert Hoogland, Johan S H Vles

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Abstract

We present a case of an unusual triad in pediatric neurology: a currently 12-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and epilepsy who was later also diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We describe the clinical path that resulted in this exceptional diagnosis. This case report illustrates how different neurological disorders may overshadow each other. In addition, it demonstrates that every child with cerebral palsy and either an atypical clinical course or with inexplicable laboratory values-as well as every infant boy born to a theoretical Duchenne muscular dystrophy carrier-should be subjected to additional investigations.

Original language	English
Article number	232904816642948
Journal	Child neurology open
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2329048X16642948
Publication status	Published - 19 Apr 2016

Keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy
cerebral palsy
diagnostic overshadowing
dystrophin
epilepsy

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