Dancing Out of Step: A Case of Tuberculous Meningitis Presenting as Childhood Chorea.
| Autor: | Garcia JJB; Division of Adult Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines., Tecson-Delos Santos CMA; Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) [Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)] 2024 Apr 10; Vol. 14, pp. 17. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 10 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.5334/tohm.871 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Acute to subacute pediatric movement disorders require prompt diagnosis to identify potentially treatable diseases. Case Report: We present a 6-year-old male with a three-week history of generalized chorea transitioning to predominantly right-sided hemichorea and then to left hemiplegia. Discussion: We review the mechanisms in tuberculous meningitis underlying his movement abnormalities. Competing Interests: The authors have no competing interests to declare. (Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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