Etiología de la ataxia aguda en urgencias pediátricasexperiencia de 11 años
- M.A. Molina Gutiérrez
- Beatriz Fernández Caamaño
- G. López Sobrino
- S. García García
ISSN: 0001-6640
Ano de publicación: 2014
Volume: 72
Número: 4
Páxinas: 88-91
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Acta pediátrica española
Resumo
Changes in gait are a common reason for consultation in pediatric emergencies, however cases of true gait ataxia are rare in pediatric patients. The main concern of professional emergency lies in the exclusion of serious causes of this clinical syndrome, fortunately in most cases the origin in childhood is usually benign and self-limiting process. Among the acquired ataxias, the most common form of presentation in the pediatric emergency is usually that of acute ataxia, which are those whose evolution is less than 72 hours in a previously healthy child. In this review we have analyzed the cases of acquired ataxia evaluated in our pediatric emergency department during a period of 11 years and what was the diagnostic approach. In our series of cases the most common cause of acute ataxia was postinfectious (39.13% of total), followed by the tumoral origin (17.39%) and secondary to ingestion of toxic agents (13.04%).