Hemichorea: a rare presentation of tuberculoma.
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.
Kalita
J
J
Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareily Road, Lucknow 226014, India.
Ranjan
P
P
Misra
U K
UK
Das
B K
BK
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
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones