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Movement Disorders after Stroke in Adults: A Review Cover

Movement Disorders after Stroke in Adults: A Review

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|Mar 2012

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Figure 1.

Left subthalamic nucleus stroke caused contralateral hemiballism.

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Figure 2.

Bilateral inferior olivary hypertrophy (post mortem).

Table 1.

Movement Disorders after Stroke

Movement DisorderAcute or Delayed OnsetLocalizationTherapy
Ballism/choreaAcuteSTn, caudate, putamen, thalamusDopamine receptor antagonists, tetrabenazine, clonazepam, diazepam, topiramate, botulinum toxin, functional neurosurgery
ChoreaAcutePutamen, STn, caudate, cortexDopamine receptor antagonists, clonazepam, diazepam, botulinum toxin, functional neurosurgery
DystoniaDelayedPutamen, caudate, pallidum, thalamus, midbrainAnticholinergics, benzodiazepines, baclofen, tetrabenazine, botulinum toxin, functional neurosurgery
MyoclonusAcuteHemispheres, basal ganglia, midbrain, pons, spinal cord, post-anoxicClonazepam, valproate, piracetam, levitiracetam
AsterixisAcuteThalamus, frontal lobes, basal ganglia, midbrain, cerebellumClonazepam, valproate, piracetam, levitiracetam
Holmes' tremorAcuteBrainstem, cerebellum, thalamusLevodopa, clonazepam, propranolol, valproate, levitiracetam, functional neurosurgery
Palatal tremorDelayedTriangle of Guillain–MollaretBotulinum toxin, sumatriptan, oxitriptan, carbamazepine, clonazepam
TicsAcuteBasal ganglia, frontal lobeAlpha-agonists, dopamine receptor antagonists
Vascular ParkinsonismDelayedsubcortexLevodopa, dopamine agonists
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.110 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 2, 2011
Accepted on: Jul 27, 2011
Published on: Mar 20, 2012
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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