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Dancing eye syndrome as first symptom of neuroblastoma
Cristina Venturelli1, Azzurra Guerra, Paolo Paolucci
1Post-Graduate School of Pediatrics Pediatric Unit University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. iughetti.lorenzo@unimore.it.
Background:
"Dancing eye syndrome", also called Kinsbourne syndrome or Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome (OMS) is a rare neurological disorder that in children is frequently associated to occult, low-grade neuroblastoma (NB) (>50% of the cases). OMS may also be triggered by infections and it is often associated to developmental impairment and disability.
Case Presentation:
We discuss the case of a 16 months old female with acutely onset of OMS associated to occult stage III NB.
Conclusions:
OMS represents a diagnostic challenge for pediatric clinicians. The suspect of OMS imposes the search for an occult NB in order to promptly treat a life-threatening event like tumor and to prevent the neurological sequels linked to OMS.
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