Movement Disorder Due to Involvement of Bilateral Basal Ganglia in Diabetic Uremic Patient

Abstract

192 Involvement of basal ganglia in uremia is a syndrome and was first described in 1998 by Wang et al.1 Central involvement due to uremic encephalopathy is observed as white matter, corticosubcortical and rarely basal gaglionic involvement. Symmetric involvement of bilateral basal ganglia can cause movement disorders such as parkinsonism and chorea as well as speech disorders, epilepsy, gait abnormalities and altered mental status disorders.2