Choreoathetosis in a patient after pulmonary artery endarterectomy: A case report

Khawaja Yassir Rahman¹*, Hazaim Alwair², Curtis Anderson², Randolph Chitwood² and Sunil Sharma¹

¹Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

²Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

*Corresponding Author E-mail: rahmank@ecu.edu; Phone: (252) 744-5258; FAX (252) 744-2583

Accepted 01 October, 2012

Abstract

Chorea after pulmonary artery endartectomy is a rare entity. It has been described as a complication in children who has undergone hypothermic circulatory arrest. We present a case of a 41 year old lady who developed choreoatheosis after pulmonary artery endarterectomy.

Keywords: Choreoatheosis, pulmonary artery endarterectomy