[Hemichorea in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Toxoplasmosis abscess in the striatum]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 1991;147(12):833-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Three HIV seropositive patients presented with cerebral toxoplasmosis which was treated by anti-infectious agents. After partial improvement, they developed hemichorea related to striatal infectious lesions. In AIDS patients with cerebral toxoplasmosis, autopsy series have reported a high incidence of basal ganglia abscesses, explaining the occurrence of involuntary movements such as hemichorea.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Chorea / etiology*
  • Chorea / physiopathology
  • Corpus Striatum
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / complications*