South African Medical Journal (Feb 2019)

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: First South African case report and verapamil as a possible treatment option

  • L van Hillegondsberg,
  • I Michaelis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i3.13757
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 109, no. 3
pp. 152 – 153

Abstract

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In this case report we describe a child with alternating hemiplegia of childhood, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, and the effectiveness of an unconventional drug, verapamil, in treating this condition.