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alternating hemiplegia of childhood

info · Nervous system · ICD-10: G98

A hemiplegia characterized by recurrent episodes of temporary weakness or complete paralysis on one or both sides of the body.

Signs and symptoms

  • Episodic quadriplegia
  • Episodic hemiplegia
  • Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure
  • Intellectual disability
  • Choreoathetosis
  • Dystonia
  • Nystagmus
  • Hemiplegia
  • Status epilepticus
  • Abnormality of eye movement

Also known as: AHC