Hemichorea following Temporo-Parietal Infarction.
- Author:
Dan A OH
1
;
Eungseok LEE
;
Soo Jeong KIM
;
Hee Kwon PARK
;
Joung Ho RHA
;
Cindy W YOON
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Chorea; Hemichorea; Infarction
- MeSH: Basal Ganglia; Brain Stem; Chorea; Extremities; Female; Haloperidol; Humans; Infarction*; Middle Cerebral Artery; Thalamus
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2016;34(2):130-132
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Hemichorea after cortical infarction has rarely been reported. We report a female patient in which hemichorea of the right extremities developed following a left temporo-parietal infarction. An acute infarction in the territory of the inferior division of the left middle cerebral artery was evident in diffusion-weighted imaging, but the basal ganglia, thalamus, and brainstem appeared normal. Her choreic movement gradually improved after administering haloperidol, and the hemichorea disappeared after 4 days.
