RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Severe chorea after acute carbon monoxide poisoning.
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 206
OP 208
DO 10.1136/jnnp.49.2.206
VO 49
IS 2
A1 P Davous
A1 P Rondot
A1 M H Marion
A1 B Gueguen
YR 1986
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/49/2/206.abstract
AB Ten days after an acute exposure to carbon monoxide, a 33-year-old woman exhibited severe chorea. CT scan revealed bilateral lucencies of the pallidum and anterior arm of the internal capsule. Chorea was successfully treated by chlorpromazine and did not relapse after treatment withdrawal. The mechanism of chorea in acute carbon monoxide poisoning is discussed.