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

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