Transient Generalized Chorea in Influenza A Encephalopathy

BACKGROUND: Influenza A infections are a rare cause of movement disorders. Previously described patients have suffered from acute-onset myoclonus and/or dystonia or post-viral parkinsonism. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 74-year-old female patient with transient generalized chorea due to infl...

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Autores principales: Prasuhn, Jannik, Royl, Georg, Wandinger, Klaus P., Brüggemann, Norbert, Neumann, Alexander, Münte, Thomas F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2018
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6214816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30402339
http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8F495TP
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author Prasuhn, Jannik
Royl, Georg
Wandinger, Klaus P.
Brüggemann, Norbert
Neumann, Alexander
Münte, Thomas F.
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Royl, Georg
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Brüggemann, Norbert
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description BACKGROUND: Influenza A infections are a rare cause of movement disorders. Previously described patients have suffered from acute-onset myoclonus and/or dystonia or post-viral parkinsonism. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 74-year-old female patient with transient generalized chorea due to influenza A-mediated encephalopathy. DISCUSSION: We discuss whether the clinical presentation and the magnetic resonance imaging changes may be attributable to cytokine-mediated encephalopathy or to direct cytotoxic effects of the virus. Additionally, we would like to make clinicians aware of this clinical sign in the context of viral encephalopathy.
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spelling pubmed-62148162018-11-06 Transient Generalized Chorea in Influenza A Encephalopathy Prasuhn, Jannik Royl, Georg Wandinger, Klaus P. Brüggemann, Norbert Neumann, Alexander Münte, Thomas F. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) Case Reports BACKGROUND: Influenza A infections are a rare cause of movement disorders. Previously described patients have suffered from acute-onset myoclonus and/or dystonia or post-viral parkinsonism. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 74-year-old female patient with transient generalized chorea due to influenza A-mediated encephalopathy. DISCUSSION: We discuss whether the clinical presentation and the magnetic resonance imaging changes may be attributable to cytokine-mediated encephalopathy or to direct cytotoxic effects of the virus. Additionally, we would like to make clinicians aware of this clinical sign in the context of viral encephalopathy. Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2018-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6214816/ /pubmed/30402339 http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8F495TP Text en © 2018 Prasuhn et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–Noncommerical–No Derivatives License, which permits the user to copy, distribute, and transmit the work provided that the original author and source are credited; that no commercial use is made of the work; and that the work is not altered or transformed.
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Prasuhn, Jannik
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Brüggemann, Norbert
Neumann, Alexander
Münte, Thomas F.
Transient Generalized Chorea in Influenza A Encephalopathy
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title_short Transient Generalized Chorea in Influenza A Encephalopathy
title_sort transient generalized chorea in influenza a encephalopathy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6214816/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30402339
http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8F495TP
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