• Mov. Disord. · Dec 2003

    Case Reports

    Striatal encephalitis after varicella zoster infection complicated by Tourettism.

    • Russell C Dale, Andrew J Church, and Isobel Heyman.
    • Neurosciences Unit, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom. R.Dale@ion.ucl.ac.uk
    • Mov. Disord. 2003 Dec 1; 18 (12): 1554-6.

    AbstractWe describe a case of encephalitis after primary varicella zoster infection with localised basal ganglia imaging abnormalities. The patient subsequently developed a chronic tic disorder with attention deficit disorder. This case furthers the proposed association between Tourettism and the basal ganglia.Copyright 2003 Movement Disorder Society

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