hemiballismic movement
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Etiology
- stroke or other lesion of the subthalamus or basal ganglia
Clinical manifestations
- intermittent sudden choreiform movement of the limbs, unilateral, coarse (proximal) & large-amplitude[2]
More general terms
References
- ↑ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., Text Revision, DSM-IV, American Psychiatric Association, Washington DC, 1994
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015