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Report of a Case

William E. Mayher III, MD; R. Arthur Gindin, MD

Arch Neurol. 1970;23(3):274-277.

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THE name "bobble-head doll syndrome" was adopted by Benton et al¹ to describe two children with unique truncal tremor associated with a third ventricular cyst and hydrocephalus. These authors reviewed the literature and could find no reference to a similar syndrome. They commented, however, that personal communication uncovered similar cases of which no details were given.

We have seen this unusual syndrome, characterized by to-and-fro nodding of the head and trunk, in a young child with a cyst that involved the walls of the third ventricle.

Report of a Case

This 21/2-year-old Negro boy was admitted to the hospital with chief complaints of poor development and a shaking motion of the head. The child had never been weaned. He did not sit up or develop at the normal age. At 6 or 8 months of age, he tried sitting up but would fall over. He attempted walking at . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Augusta, Ga

From the Section of Neurological Surgery, Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 16, 1970.

Reprint requests to Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga 30902 (Dr. Mayher).

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