SYDENHAMS CHOREA - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING OF THE BASAL GANGLIA

Authors
GIEDD JN RAPOPORT JL KRUESI MJP PARKER C SCHAPIRO MB ALLEN AJ LEONARD HL KAYSEN D DICKSTEIN DP MARSH WL KOZUCH PL VAITUZIS AC HAMBURGER SD SWEDO SE
Citation
Jn. Giedd et al., SYDENHAMS CHOREA - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING OF THE BASAL GANGLIA, Neurology, 45(12), 1995, pp. 2199-2202
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
45
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2199 - 2202
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1995)45:12<2199:SC-MOT>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Analysis of cerebral magnetic resonance images of 24 subjects with Syd enham's chorea and 48 age-, height-, weight-, gender-, and handedness- matched controls demonstrated increased sizes of the caudate, putamen, and globus pallidus in the Sydenham's chorea group. In contrast, neit her total cerebral, prefrontal, or midfrontal volumes or thalamic area were increased. These results indicate the selective involvement of t he basal ganglia in Sydenham's chorea.