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. 2022 Jul 15;25(5):890–896. doi: 10.4103/aian.aian_295_22

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