DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2019.v07i03.002

Pages: 175-178

Alternating hemiplegia of childhood is a rare condition that affects approximately 1 in 1 million people is a severe disorder affecting the neurological system of children usually before 18 months of age, The paralysis may affect different parts of the body at different times and may be brief or last for several days .here we present a case report of 17 months baby boy presented with history of abnormal movement in form of twitching of mouth to right side and tonic movement of right arm for 3 days at age of 3 months then sudden onset of paralysis in right side of body at age of 17 months lasting for 3 days. Gentic testing confirmed diagnosis of Alternating hemiplegia of childhood