Contralateral disappearance of parkinsonian signs after subthalamic hematoma.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 1734311.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
A man with Parkinson's disease (PD) suddenly developed a left hemiballismus, and the CT showed a hematoma of the right subthalamic nucleus. After the ballistic movements had disappeared, akinesia and the other parkinsonian signs did not reappear on the left. This clinical case confirms the involvement of the subthalamic nucleus in the akinesia of PD, as suggested by recent experimental data.
Medical subject headings
- Hematoma
- Parkinson Disease, Secondary
- Thalamic Diseases