Hemichorea after successful treatment with mechanical thrombectomy in a patient with acute ischemic stroke

Hemichorea after successful treatment with mechanical thrombectomy in a patient with acute ischemic stroke

We describe an 83-year-old man who presented with acute ischemic stroke after an inguinal hernia operation. After mechanical thrombectomy, the patient regained full neurological function; however, 5 days later, he developed left hemichorea without radiological abnormalities at that time. His hemicho...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Kimura, Jun Tsugawa, Takafumi Mitsutake, Yuji Tateishi, Hayatsura Hanada, Yusuke Morinaga, Ritsuro Inoue, Yoko Hirata, Yusuke Takemura, Kouhei Nii, Yoshio Tsuboi, Toshio Higashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Hemichorea
Ischemic stroke
Mechanical thrombectomy
Brain imaging
Cortico-striato-pallido-thalamo-cortical loop
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751921000682

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