A case of transient choreoathetosis with amnesic syndrome after acute monoxide poisoning.
We report a case of acute CO poisoning, followed after 9 days by the onset of choreoathetosis in the upper limbs and face, in a 24 year old man. The patient also showed memory disturbances that tended to clear gradually within about six months. CT scan and NMR revealed symmetrical bilateral lesions in the globus pallidus.
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Istituto di Clinica Neurologica, Università degli Studi di Pisa.
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D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001264:Athetosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000150:complications*; D002819:Chorea / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome