Neurol Case Rep | Volume 4, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

A Choreoathetosis due to Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in a Togolese

A Choreoathetosis due to Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in a Togolese

Agba L1*, Kombate D2, Anayo KN3, Kumako VK1, Guinhouya KM3, Dagbe M4, Awidina Ama A4, Belo M2 and Balogou KAA4

*Correspondance to: Agba Lehleng 

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Abstract

The hemichorea is the most common movement disorder after stroke. This is a very rare complication of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) of which only six cases have been reported to date before ours. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who was admitted for choreoathetosis with a language disorder that had been evolving for three days ago. The neurological examination noted in addition a meningeal syndrome. Brain CT scan found intraventricular hemorrhage with a small hematoma of the corpus callosum. An aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery was visualized on the angiography. The abnormal movements regressed correctly with neuroleptic (Tiapride).

Keywords:

Choreoathetosis; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Togo; Africa

Citation:

Agba L, Kombate D, Anayo KN, Kumako VK, Guinhouya KM, Dagbe M, et al. A Choreoathetosis due to Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in a Togolese. Neurol Case Rep. 2021;4(2):1028..

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