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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2025

Dextromethorphan-Associated Neurotoxicity with Cerebellar Edema Syndrome in Young Children: Neuroimaging Features.

Smily Sharma, Sarbesh Tiwari, Lokesh Saini, Taruna Yadav, Sujatha Manjunathan, Ananya Panda, Bharat Choudhary, Daisy Khera

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Smily SharmaFrom the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (S.S., S.T., T.Y., A.P.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3699-0272
Sarbesh TiwariFrom the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (S.S., S.T., T.Y., A.P.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India sarbesh1984@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1661-9070
Lokesh SainiDepartment of Pediatrics (L.S., S.M., B.C., D.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
Taruna YadavFrom the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (S.S., S.T., T.Y., A.P.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3644-6093
Sujatha ManjunathanDepartment of Pediatrics (L.S., S.M., B.C., D.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
Ananya PandaFrom the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (S.S., S.T., T.Y., A.P.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0862-0741
Bharat ChoudharyDepartment of Pediatrics (L.S., S.M., B.C., D.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
Daisy KheraDepartment of Pediatrics (L.S., S.M., B.C., D.K.), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.

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Abstract

Dextromethorphan toxicity in young children (especially those 4 years of age or younger) can have an extremely poor prognosis if untreated. However, if timely recognized and optimally managed, it can have a good clinical outcome despite a profound initial insult. We present 3 pediatric cases (younger than 5 years of age) with sudden unresponsiveness following ingestion of cough medications containing dextromethorphan. All these children showed cytotoxic edema in the cerebellar hemispheres on MR of the brain, with diffusion-restricting foci in the supratentorial white matter in 2 patients. These features resemble the recently described acute opioid toxidrome in children, pediatric opioid use-associated neurotoxicity with cerebellar edema (POUNCE). Hence, we named this entity dextromethorphan-associated neurotoxicity with cerebellar edema (DANCE) to increase the awareness of dextromethorphan toxicity in young children and the need to promptly recognize it to initiate optimal management.

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Antitussive AgentsBrain EdemaCerebellar DiseasesDextromethorphanNeurotoxicity SyndromesChild, PreschoolHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroimagingAntitussive AgentsDextromethorphan

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PMCPMC11878978

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