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Focal dystonia secondary to cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome

โœ Scribed by Celina F. Tolge; Dr. Stewart A. Factor

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
877 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-3185

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โœฆ Synopsis

A variety of movement disorders have been reported in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and cerebral toxoplasmosis. We describe a 29-year-old man with left arm and hand focal dystonia secondary to Toxoplasma abscesses in the right lenticular nucleus and thalamus. Although a few cases of dystonia have been reported in AIDS, this patient represents the first reported case of focal dystonia secondary to toxoplasmosis.

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