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Pseudoathetosis in a patient with leprosy

✍ Scribed by Usha Kant Misra; Jayantee Kalita; Anita Mahadevan; Susarla Krishna Shankar

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2003
Tongue: English
Weight: 248 KB
Volume: 18
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-3185
DOI: 10.1002/mds.10400

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Abstract

A 35‐year‐old man with borderline tuberculoid leprosy developed Type I lepra reaction 12 days after anti‐leprosy treatment. There was acute worsening of neuropathic symptoms and skin lesions. He developed severe sensory ataxia and pseudoathetosis resulting in marked disability. His symptoms significantly improved on corticosteroid therapy. © 2003 Movement Disorder Society

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