Hemichorea‐Hemiballism: An Uncommon Presentation of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.1002/mdc3.13063
Abstract: Hemichorea-hemiballism is traditionally viewed as the result of lesions of the subthalamic nucleus (STN). However, it has also been documented with lesions involving other brain regions (ie, cortex, caudate, putamen, thalamus, and brainstem), suggesting this… read more here.
Keywords: hemiballism; hemichorea hemiballism; nervous system; central nervous ... See more keywords
Treatment of Persistent Hemiballism with Deep Brain Stimulation of the Globus Pallidus Internus: Case Report and Literature Review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.247
Abstract: Background Hemiballism is a rare hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by involuntary, high-amplitude, unilateral flailing of upper or lower extremities or both. In the case of hemiballism refractory to pharmaceutical interventions, deep brain stimulation (DBS) is… read more here.
Keywords: hemiballism; treatment; brain stimulation; case ... See more keywords
Magnetic resonance imaging volumetric analysis for diabetic striatopathy with two episodes of hemichorea-hemiballism syndrome
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017249
Abstract: Abstract Rationale: Diabetic striatopathy (DS) is an uncommon movement disorder among diabetic patients characterized by clinical hemichorea-hemiballism with neuroimage change of the striatum. Here, we report a case of DS with relapsed hemichorea-hemiballism attacks even… read more here.
Keywords: hemiballism; hemiballism syndrome; diabetic striatopathy; hemichorea hemiballism ... See more keywords
Nonketotic hyperglycemia with involuntary movements
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DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2015.0253
Abstract: A 61-year-old woman who had been using insulin irregularly for the treatment of type II diabetes presented with hemichoreahemiballism that had appeared suddenly in the left arm and left leg two weeks prior. Blood tests… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis; hemiballism; involuntary movements; blood ... See more keywords