title: Corticobasal syndrome due to a thalamic tuberculoma and focal cortical atrophy.
abstract: Corticobasal syndrome (CBS) is characterised by asymmetric apraxia, cortical sensory loss, extrapyramidal features and cognitive decline. Although CBS is classically described as a taupathy, heterogeneity of its aetiology is increasingly recognised. Clinical presentation of CBS appears to reflect areas of the brain involved and not necessarily the nature of the underlying pathology. We report a patient in whom resolution of a thalamic tuberculoma was associated with progressive atrophy of the parietotemporal cortex, resulting in an unusual presentation of CBS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Mridula
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alladi
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jyotsna
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borgohain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaul