Generalized chorea due to bilateral small, deep cerebral infarcts.
We present a case of generalized chorea, with complete recovery, due to MRI-documented bilateral lacunar infarcts of the caudate nucleus, putamen, and deep frontal white matter. MRI is probably more sensitive than CT in disclosing small deep cerebral infarcts.
D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed