Chorea Associated With Mercury Poisoning.
- Author:
Kyung Kyun KO
1
;
Ho Won LEE
;
Kyunghun KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. neurokkhun@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chorea;
Mercury poisoning
- MeSH:
Chelation Therapy;
Chorea;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Gait;
Genetic Testing;
Humans;
Huntington Disease;
Mercury Poisoning;
Neuroimaging;
Stroke
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2013;31(3):196-198
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The differential diagnosis of chorea can be challenging in patients without a family history of Huntington's disease or acute-onset hemichorea with stroke. A 50-year-old woman presented with generalized choreic movements and gait disturbance that first appeared 1 month previously. An extensive diagnostic workup including genetic testing, neuroimaging, and various laboratory investigations revealed that this patient had developed chorea as a result of mercury poisoning. She was treated successfully with chelation therapy.
