Case of Dopa -responsive dystonia(Segawa disease) in Ghana

Ebenezer Badoe

doi:10.46829/hsijournal.2021.6.2.1.202-204

Ebenezer Badoe Department of Child Health, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46829/hsijournal.2021.6.2.1.202-204

Keywords: Dopa-responsive dystonia, Segawa disease, Ghana

Abstract

The aim of this report is to increase the awareness of a rare but eminently treatable disease (Dopa –responsive dystonia) or Segawa disease which has not been previously reported in Ghana. Diagnosis was made from a clinical evaluation and a dramatic response to L-Dopa.

Key words: dopa – responsive dystonia, Segawa disease, cerebral palsy.