CHOREA - LATE COMPLICATION OF A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA

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GILMORE, PC
BRENNER, RP
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[1] VET ADM HOSP, EEG LAB, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108 USA
[2] UNIV NEW MEXICO, SCH MED, DEPT NEUROL, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131 USA
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10.1212/WNL.29.7.1044
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Subdural hematoma has rarely been implicated as a cause of chorea. We describe a case of chorea occurring several months after evacuation of a traumatic subdural hematoma. No other causes of chorea were found. In this case and one previously reported case, signs of tentorial herniation were present prior to surgery. Herniation may damage the basal ganglia, with resultant chorea. © 1979 American Academy of Neurology.
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