Hemichorea due to a cavernous angioma of the caudate. Case report of an aged patient

Ital J Neurol Sci. 1992 Dec;13(9):783-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02229164.

Abstract

A 75 year old man presented left hemichorea due to a cavernous angioma of the head of the contralateral caudate. Cavernous angiomas of the basal ganglia are an infrequent cause of hemichorea especially in older subjects but should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Caudate Nucleus / pathology*
  • Chorea / etiology*
  • Functional Laterality
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / complications*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male