title: Focal dystonia secondary to cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
abstract: A variety of movement disorders have been reported in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and cerebral toxoplasmosis. We describe a 29-year-old man with left arm and hand focal dystonia secondary to Toxoplasma abscesses in the right lenticular nucleus and thalamus. Although a few cases of dystonia have been reported in AIDS, this patient represents the first reported case of focal dystonia secondary to toxoplasmosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Albany Medical College, New York 12208.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Tolge
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Factor
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis