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Focal dystonia secondary to cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Author(s) -
Tolge Celina F.,
Factor Stewart A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870060113
Subject(s) - dystonia , toxoplasmosis , medicine , movement disorders , cervical dystonia , focal dystonia , thalamus , pathology , pediatrics , disease , radiology , psychiatry
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.