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Abstract Details

Acute Parkinsonism Secondary to CHANTER Syndrome
Movement Disorders
P15 - Poster Session 15 (5:30 PM-6:30 PM)
5-001
CHANTER syndrome is a recently identified clinic-radiographic syndrome characterized by areas of diffusion restriction and transient edema in bilateral cerebellar, hippocampal and basal nuclei seen after acute opioid overdose. Patients commonly present with altered mental status, and osmotic therapy may be administered for cerebellar edema and suboccipital decompressive craniectomy may be required for hydrocephalus.  Functional outcomes vary from mild neurologic sequelae to death. Acute parkinsonism has been reported in the setting of heroin abuse, however, parkinsonism as a manifestation of CHANTER syndrome has not been reported. Here we report a case of acute Parkinsonism in the setting of CHANTER syndrome.

To report a case of a forty two year old male who developed acute parkinsonism secondary to CHANTER syndrome.

Case report 

A forty two year old male with a past medical history of hypertension, bipolar disorder, and ADHD presented to our institution after being found unresponsive by his roommate. Urine toxicology was positive for fentanyl and cannabinoids. MRI brain demonstrated bilateral cerebellar, hippocampal and basal nuclei diffusion restriction changes. He was admitted to our neurocritical care unit and cerebral edema was managed with hypertonic saline. He was stabilized and discharged to inpatient rehabilitation. Twenty days post discharge he represented to our institution after a unwitnessed fall with loss of consciousness. During this admission he was evaluated by the general neurology in-patient consult team and noted to have masked facies, hypophonia, bradykinesia, shuffling gait, and micrographia. We suspect that his parkinsonism was secondary to bilateral basal ganglia abnormalities noted on imaging.

CHANTER syndrome is a recently identified clinic-radiographic syndrome seen in the setting of acute opioid overdose. It is important for neurologists to recognize this syndrome in order to better understand the full extent of neurologic sequelae.

Authors/Disclosures
Dharti Dua, MBBS (The Ohio State University)
PRESENTER
Dr. Dua has nothing to disclose.
Cody Magnuson Mr. Magnuson has nothing to disclose.
Amir Adeli, MD (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) Dr. Adeli has nothing to disclose.