Chorea is defined as a syndrome characterized by abrupt
involuntary movements
resulting from a continuous flow of random muscle contractions2.
HIV and its complications are the most commonly reported infectious cause of chorea.
In one
study of 42 consecutive patients with non-genetic chorea, AIDS was the cause in
12% of the patients.
Common Infectious
causes for chorea are the following
· HIV encephalopathy,
· Toxoplasmosis,
· Cysticercosis,
· Diphtheria,
· Bacterial endocarditis,
· Neurosyphilis,
· Viral encephalitis (mumps, measles, varicella)
are the described causes causes.
There are only two
case reports of striatal tuberculoma presenting as hemichorea so far in
literature
Hence is the significance of our discussion
