title: Hemichorea: a rare presentation of tuberculoma.
abstract: Hemichorea due to tuberculoma has not been reported. We managed a 16-year-old girl who developed transient left hemichorea due to right sided striatal tuberculoma. Chorea regressed following 1 week of antitubercular treatment with corticosteroid therapy and disappeared at 3 months. In a patient presenting with chorea, striatal tuberculoma should also be considered especially in the area where tuberculosis is prevalent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareily Road, Lucknow 226014, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kalita
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002819:Chorea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones