Sydenham Chorea: magnetic resonance imaging reveals permanent basal ganglia injury.
MRI of the brain of a 3-year-old boy performed 3 days after the onset of hemichorea (Sydenham Chorea) revealed abnormal signal and enlargement of the contralateral caudate and putamen. Follow-up imaging 40 months later showed a persistent cystic appearance of the caudate and putamen. This case is the first report of permanent MRI abnormalities after Sydenham Chorea.
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Department of Neurology, University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Burlington, USA.
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D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011699:Putamen / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome