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Review
. 1990 Jan-Feb;9(1):46-50.

Hemichorea and hemiballismus: recent concepts

S P Lownie  1 , J J Gilbert
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  • PMID: 2407403
Review

Hemichorea and hemiballismus: recent concepts

S P Lownie et al. Clin Neuropathol. 1990 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

An unusual case of severe hemichorea in an elderly hypertensive woman, precipitating acute pulmonary edema, is presented. There were small cystic infarctions in the contralateral neostriatum and thalamus, and intact subthalamic nuclei. The clinicopathologic correlation of hemichorea and hemiballismus is reviewed, and its relationship with the results of recent neuroanatomic research is discussed.

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