PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hakami, Wejdan S.
AU  - Hundallah, Khaled J.
AU  - Tabarki, Brahim M.
TI  - Metabolic and genetic disorders mimicking cerebral palsy
AID  - 10.17712/nsj.2019.3.20190045
DP  - 2019 Jul 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 155--163
VI  - 24
IP  - 3
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/24/3/155.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/24/3/155.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2019 Jul 01; 24
AB  - Cerebral palsy is a syndrome that encompasses a large group of childhood movement and posture disorders that result from a lesion occurring in the developing brain. The clinical presentation of many metabolic and genetic conditions, particularly in highly consanguineous populations, can mimic cerebral palsy particularly at early age. The aim of this review article is to identify the clinical features that should alert the physician to the possibility of disorders that resemble cerebral palsy, the clinical and neuroimaging red flags, and highlight some metabolic and genetic conditions which may present with spasticity, ataxia and dyskinesia. In the case of metabolic or genetic disorder, making a precise diagnosis is particularly important for the possibility of treatment, accurate prognosis and genetic counseling.