GENERALIZED DYSTONIA WITH BILATERAL STRIATAL COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHIC LUCENCIES IN A PATIENT WITH HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION

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作者
ABBRUZZESE, G [1 ]
RIZZO, F [1 ]
DALLAGATA, D [1 ]
MORANDI, N [1 ]
FAVALE, E [1 ]
机构
[1] SAN MARTINO HOSP,DEPT INFECT DIS,GENOA,ITALY
关键词
AIDS; CT lucencies; Generalized dystonia; HIV infection;
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10.1159/000117377
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We report the case of a 36-year-old, drug-addicted woman with laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in the central nervous system. The patient presented with generalized dystonia involving both axial and segmental muscles, mainly in the legs, and with minimal additional neurological abnormalities. A computed-tomographic scan revealed bilateral and symmetrical lucencies in the putaminal region. The possibility of an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related manifestation is discussed. © 1990 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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