Dancing eye syndrome as first symptom of neuroblastoma.

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Dancing eye syndrome as first symptom of neuroblastoma.

Acta Biomed. 2013 Aug;84(2):162-6

Authors: Venturelli C, Guerra A, Paolucci P, Iughetti L

Abstract
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.

PMID: 24165466 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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