Generalized chorea in an infant with semilobar holoprosencephaly

Elan D. Louis; Timothy Lynch; Abba L. Cargan; Stanley Fahn

doi:10.1016/0887-8994(95)00221-9

Generalized chorea in an infant with semilobar holoprosencephaly

Elan D. Louis, Timothy Lynch, Abba L. Cargan, Stanley Fahn

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Abstract

We report chorea in an infant with holoprosencephaly. Congenital structural brain disease has not been a reported cause of chorea. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed small, fused frontal lobes with hypoplastic caudates. Our patient responded to symptomatic treatment with dopamine-depleting agents. It is likely that the mechanism for the chorea was a dysfunction of the striatum. The differential diagnosis of childhood chorea should include holoprosencephaly.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	355-357
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Neurology
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0887-8994(95)00221-9
State	Published - Nov 1995
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Neurology
Developmental Neuroscience
Clinical Neurology

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