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Sydenham Chorea:Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Permanent Basal Ganglia Injury Neurol 48:531-533, Emery,E.S.&Vieco,P., 1997 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract MRI of the brain of a 3 year old boy performed 3 days after the onset of hemichorea(Sydenham Chorea)revealed abnormal signal and enlargement of the contralateral caudate and putamen.Followup imaging 40 months later showed a persistent cystic appearance of the caudate and putamen.This case is the first report of permanent MRI abnormalities after Sydenham Chorea.

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