Paroxysmal Autonomic Instability and Dystonia (PAID) in a child with tuberculosis meningo-encephalitis: A case report

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sarkar, Sumantra | Nandi, Madhumita | Mondal, Rakesh

Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India

Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Sumantra Sarkar, Flat No. B/1, Jibantaru Apartment, North Jagtala, Maheshtala, Kolkata-141, India. Tel.: +91 9433090390; Fax: +91 3322236180; E-mail: sumantra.com@gmail.com

Abstract: Paroxysmal autonomic instability with dystonia (PAID) is a relatively new term for a clinical condition that is characteristically associated with severe traumatic brain injury. PAID has rarely been described in association with central nervous system infections. We report its occurrence in a 3 year old child with tuberculosis meningo-encephalitis. Although PAID has been reported in association with tuberculosis meningo-encephalitis in adults, to our knowledge this is the first such report in a child.

Keywords: Paroxysmal autonomic instability with dystonia, tuberculosis meningo-encephalitis

DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2011-0318

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 201-203, 2011