- Case Report
- A Case of Chorea in the Recovery Phase of Pneumococcal Meningitis
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Eun Ah Suh, Dong Un Kim, Yoon Kyung Lee, Bung Jun Choi, Young In Kim, Ik Jun Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(5):719-723. Published online May 15, 1998
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Movement disorders(chorea, athetosis, ballism) are a rare complication that develops during the course of bacterial meningitis although associations with tuberculous meningitis are established to some extent. Movement disorders are generally believed to reflect injury to the basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum and cerebral cortex. Ischemic infarctions of these areas have been proposed as the cause of dyskinesias in bacterial meningitis. We... |
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