Abstract
The occurrence of persistent hemiballism after subthalamotomy for Parkinson's disease (PD) has not been described as frequently as mild or transient dyskinesia. We report on 2 patients with advanced PD who developed hemiballism and/or dyskinesia after subthalamotomy. One patient with a small lesion confined to the subthalamic nucleus (STN) developed persistent hemiballism; the other with a larger lesion involving the STN and also the zona incerta presented with a transient dyskinesia in a single limb. We conclude that a precise STN lesion might bear a potential risk of persistent hemiballism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1367-1371 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Movement Disorders |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 11 2002 |
Keywords
- Hemiballism
- Parkinson's disease
- Subthalamotomy
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