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Adult-onset isolated hemichorea revealing iatrogenic hypoparathyroidism and bilateral basal ganglia calcification
We report a patient with video-documented isolated, adult-onset HC due to iatrogenic hypoparathyroidism and bilateral basal ganglia calcification. A 47-year-old woman presented with isolated adult-onset HC of 2 years' duration as the presenting and only neurological feature of hypoparathyroidism and bilateral extensive basal ganglia calcification, 20 years after thyroidectomy-induced hypoparathyroidism. Significant improvement in the unilateral hyperkinesia was noted after correction of hypocalcemia and hypoparathyroidism at 3 months. Isolated HC in adults is a rare presenting feature of hypoparathyroidism with ...
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - October 24, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Karan Desai Priyanka Walzade Sangeeta Hasmukh Ravat Pankaj A Agarwal Source Type: research