[Hemichorea in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Toxoplasmosis abscess in the striatum].
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.
Pestre
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital La Conception, Marseille.
Milandre
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Farnarier
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Gallais
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H
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003342:Corpus Striatum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000150:complications*
Hémichorée au cours du syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise. Abcès toxoplasmiques dans le striatum.