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A case of idiopathic isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy in a Korean child
Ji Hoi Yoon, Kyung Lae Cho, Hae Jung Lee, Seo Hui Choi, Kyung Yul Lee, Sung Koo Kim, Jun Hwa Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(12):515-517.   Published online December 31, 2011

Hypoglossal nerve palsy (HNP) is an uncommon neurological abnormality that can provoke characteristic clinical signs, including unilateral atrophy of the tongue musculature. We present the case of a healthy 11-year-old Korean male who was admitted to the outpatient department of our institution with acute onset dysarthria, tongue fasciculations, and right-sided tongue weakness upon awakening. His evaluation included a virology work-up,...

A Korean familial case of hereditary complement 7 deficiency
Moon Kyu Ki, Kyung Yul Lee, Jun Hwa Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(6):721-724.   Published online June 15, 2009
Meningococcal infections can be associated with abnormalities of the complement system, which contains 5 terminal complement proteins. Furthermore, deficiencies in 1 of these 5, complement component 7 (C7), leads to the loss of complement lytic function, and affected patients show increased susceptibility to recurrent meningococcal meningitis and systemic Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. In September 2003, an 11-year-old female patient presented at...
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