Table 1.
Demographic, clinical, and radiological characteristics of patients with chorea
| Chorea (n=42) | Values |
|---|---|
| Agea (years) | 54.1±21.1 (8-86) |
| Gender (M/F) | 20/22 |
| Onset (n/%) | |
| Hyperacute | 9 (21.4) |
| Acute | 26 (61.9) |
| Subacute | 7 (16.7) |
| Topographic distribution (n/%) | |
| Hemichorea | 21 (50) |
| Generalised | 13 (30) |
| Unilateral | |
| Face | 5 (11.9) |
| Monochorea involving upper limb | 3 (7.1) |
| Severity (n/%) | |
| Mild | 4 (9.5) |
| Moderate | 26 (61.9) |
| Severe | 12 (28.6) |
| Etiology: (n/%) | |
| Hyperglycemia | 19 (43.9) |
| Stroke | 8 (19.5) |
| Autoimmune | 6 (14.6) |
| Infection | 2 (4.7) |
| Metabolic | 1 (2.4) |
| Genetic | 1 (2.4) |
| Drug-induced | 1 (2.4) |
| Undetermined | 4 (9.8) |
| Outcome: (n/%) | |
| Improved | 23 (54.8) |
| Remained status-quo | 17 (40.5) |
| Worsened at the time of discharge. | 2 (4.7) |
| Chorea in hyperglycemia/diabetic striatopathy (n=19) | |
| CT head lesions (n=17) (n/%) | |
| Caudate and putamen | 7 (41.1) |
| Putamen only | 4 (23.5) |
| Caudate, putamen, and globus pallidus | 2 (11.7) |
| No abnormality | 4 (23.5) |
| MRI brain lesions (n=5) (n/%) | |
| Isolated putamen | 2 (40) |
| Caudate and putamen | 2 (40) |
| Caudate, putamen, and globus pallidus | 1 (20) |
aMean±standard deviation (range); CT - computed tomography; MRI - Magnetic resonance imaging