Parkinsonian Syndrome and Toxoplasmic Encephalitis

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis encephalitis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus may progress rapidly with a potentially fatal outcome. Less common neurological symptoms associated with this are Parkinsonism, focal dystonia, rubral tremor and hemichorea–hemiballismus syndrome.

Keywords

• parkinsonism
• toxoplasmosis
• aids
• dopamine