Hemiballismus in subcortical lacunar infarcts

Hemiballismus in subcortical lacunar infarcts

Chorea-hemiballismus is the most common movement disorder, and it commonly results from vascular lesions in the subthalamic nucleus. Rarely, it can result from lacunar infarcts. Here is illustrated a 95-year-old male with sudden-onset left-sided chorea-hemiballismus of 2 weeks, without any other neu...

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Main Authors: Chinyelu Uchenna Ufoaroh, Overcomer Nnaemeka Agah, Nnamdi Morah, Ernest Ndukaife Anyabolu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
hemiballismus
lacunar infarcts
lentiform nucleus
nigeria
subcortical infarcts
subthalamic nucleus
Online Access:http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2020;volume=29;issue=3;spage=527;epage=530;aulast=Ufoaroh

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