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Acta Neurológica Colombiana
Print version ISSN 0120-8748On-line version ISSN 2422-4022
Abstract
BETANCOURT AYALA, Andrés Mauricio; CORTES AREVALO, Jorge Andrés; BURGOS ROJAS, Angélica del Rosario and ESPEJO REDONDO, Andrés Mauricio. Vascular origin hemiballismus: A clinic case and literature review. Acta Neurol Colomb. [online]. 2024, vol.40, n.3, e1816. Epub July 18, 2024. ISSN 0120-8748. https://doi.org/10.22379/anc.v40i3.1816.
Introduction:
Post-stroke movement disorders (PSMD) represent an important proportion of secondary movement disorders. Although extrapyramidal structures are frequently affected by stroke, the incidence of post-stroke movement disorders is relatively low.
Purpose:
We report the case of a patient who developed hemiballismus of ischemic vascular origin, caused by a lacunar infarct in the right lenticular and capsular region.
Case presentation:
We present the case of an 82-year-old male who came to the emergency department with sudden-onset hyperkinetic movements on the left side of his body. Clinical history and diagnostic tests indicated a vascular origin.
Conclusions:
The sudden onset of movement disorders should alert healthcare personnel to the possibility of an ongoing cerebrovascular event.
Keywords : Stroke; Cerebrovascular disease; Brain infarctions; Movement disorders; Dyskinesias; Hyper-kinesis.