Crossed Choreoathetosis Caused by Unilateral Thalamic Hemorrhage.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
; 30(10): 106049, 2021 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-34418672
ABSTRACT
In general, involuntary movements after stroke are due to a disturbance in the unilateral cortico-basal ganglia loop and appear contralateral to stroke lesions. Crossed involuntary movements after unilateral stroke are very rare. We observed a case of crossed involuntary movements in the left upper limb and right lower limb after a right thalamic hemorrhage expanded to the right subthalamic nucleus. We considered a possible three-step theory as the basis of crossed choreoathetosis. This case informs our better understanding of the cortico-basal ganglia loop and involuntary movements after stroke.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Athetosis
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Thalamus
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Chorea
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Hemorrhagic Stroke
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Movement
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CEREBRO
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
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