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

involuntary movement

References

↑ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., Text Revision, DSM-IV, American Psychiatric Association, Washington DC, 1994
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015

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