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Case Reports
. 2021 Sep 3;8(Suppl 1):S55-S57.
doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13285. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Uremic Striatopallidal Syndrome Manifesting as Acute Onset Chorea

Emily Forbes  1   2   3 , Pavan A Vaswani  1   2 , John E Duda  1   2 , James F Morley  1   2
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Case Reports

Uremic Striatopallidal Syndrome Manifesting as Acute Onset Chorea

Emily Forbes et al. Mov Disord Clin Pract. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Uremic striatopallidal syndrome; chorea.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this work.

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FIG. 1
(A) Axial MRI brain without contrast completed 2 weeks after symptom onset demonstrated bilateral, symmetric T2, and FLAIR hyperintensities with some areas of associated restricted diffusion throughout the basal ganglia. (B) Follow‐up MRI at 9 months showed decreased, but not resolved, T2 and FLAIR abnormalities without diffusion restriction.
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