A Case Report and Literature Review of Pseudo-TORCH Syndrome Type 2 (PTORCH2)

A pseudo-TORCH syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by intracranial calcification and microcephaly, leading to spasticity and seizures, but the serology of TORCH infection is negative. We present a 4-day-old female patient with jaundice, abnormal movement, and convulsions who...

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Main Authors: Rami A. Misk (Author), Lama Qawasme (Author), Fawzy M. Abunejma (Author), Bahaa Ibrahim Abu Rahma (Author), Ehab Mohammad Abuawwad (Author), Raja Imad Abu Iram (Author), Abdulrahman Hussein Karaki (Author), Tareq Z. Alzughayyar (Author), Jihad Samer Zalloum (Author)
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Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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