Prolonged Hyperkinesia Contralateral to Hemiparesis in Patients with Basal Ganglia Infarction.
- Author:
Joon Tae KIM
1
;
Tae Hak KIM
;
Byeong Chae KIM
;
Myeoung Kyu KIM
;
Ki Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. kcho@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ipsilateral hyperkinesia;
Contralateral hemiparesis;
Stereotypical movements
- MeSH:
Aged;
Basal Ganglia*;
Brain;
Dyskinesias;
Extremities;
Female;
Hand;
Humans;
Hyperkinesis*;
Infarction*;
Paresis*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2005;23(4):528-530
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Abnormal motor behaviors caused by ipsilateral hemispheric lesions have not been frequently reported. However, a 76-year-old woman developed left hemiparesis and abnormal movements of the right limb. Upon observation, she would unintentionally rotate her hand continuously on the table in a stereotypical way. A brain CT showed an infarction in the basal ganglia and corona radiata. We report this patient with unilateral hyperkinesia and contralateral hemiparesis due to ipsilateral basal ganglia lesions.
