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Hemiballismus
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| Hemiballismus | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Ballismus or Ballism |
| Specialty | Neurology  |
Hemiballismus or hemiballism is a basal ganglia syndrome resulting from damage to the subthalamic nucleus in the basal ganglia.[1] It is a rare hyperkinetic movement disorder,[2] that is characterized by pronounced involuntary limb movements[1][3] on one side of the body[4] and can cause significant disability.[5] Rarely it affects both sides of the body.[4] Symptoms can decrease during sleep.[6]
Hemiballismus differs from chorea in that the movements occur in the proximal limbs whereas in chorea the limb movements are in the distal limbs.[4] Also in chorea the movements are more dance-like, flowing from one region to another.[7]
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Das RR, Romero JR, Mandel A (2005). "Hemiballismus in a patient with Contralateral Carotid Artery Occlusion". Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 238: S392. doi:10.1016/S0022-510X(05)81507-2. S2CID 54398493.
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- ^ Francisco GE (2006). "Successful treatment of posttraumatic hemiballismus with intrathecal baclofen therapy". American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 85 (9): 779–782. doi:10.1097/01.phm.0000233173.32432.6f. PMID 16924190.
- ^ Sitburana O, Ondo W (2006). "Tetrabenazine in hyperglycemic-induced hemichorea-hemiballismus". Movement Disorders. 21 (11): S353 – S354. doi:10.1002/mds.21100. PMID 16986158. S2CID 26271552.
- ^ Haines, Duane; Mihailoff, Gregory (2018). Fundamental neuroscience for basic and clinical applications (Fifth ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. p. 387. ISBN 9780323396325.
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