A Case of Hemichorea of Unknown Cause in a Hemodialysis Patient.
- Author:
Na Ri YOON
1
;
Joung Ran CHOI
;
Byung Joo SHIM
;
Hyun Hee KANG
;
Young Soo KIM
;
Sun Ae YOON
;
Young Joo KIM
;
Jung Wook PARK
;
Young Ok KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cmckyo@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Uremia;
Hemodialysis;
Basal ganglion;
Hemichorea
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2006;25(5):847-850
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Uremic patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) therapy are prone to develop encephalopathy, but the cause is often unclear. Clinical signs of encephalopathy in the uremic patient often overlap with several other affections causing neurological disorders. Chorea or hemichorea occurs very rare, when basal ganglia are injured in HD patients. We hereby report a case of hemichorea of unknown cause in a hemodialysis patients. A 57-year-old diabetic HD patient was presented with sudden onset of right hemichorea. We could not find causes of hemichorea such as hyperglycemia, hepatic failure, drug, hyponatremia, and thiamine deficiency. T1-weighted MRI demonstrated hyperintense lesion limited to the left basal ganglion. Hemichorea disappeared completely 6 months after the onset with support care.
