Hemidystonia due to porencephalic cyst. A case report.
We present a 28-year old patient with left hemidystonia since early childhood after head trauma. This is the first report of a patient who had hemidystonia due to CT proven porencephalic cyst involving the caudate nucleus.
Saygi
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SS
Hacettepe University, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Oztekin
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NS
Saribaş
O
O
Eryilmaz
M
M
Zileli
T
T
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed