Delayed choreoathetosis following acute carbon monoxide poisoning.
Ten days after accidental exposure to carbon monoxide, a 17-year-old youth developed transitory choreoathetosis of both arms, face, and neck, with moderate dysarthria. CT revealed symmetric bilateral infarction in the head of the caudate nucleus, the putamen, and the small parts of the anterolateral globus pallidus.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001264:Athetosis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000150:complications*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced; D002819:Chorea / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans