title: Hemidystonia due to porencephalic cyst. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Saygi
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Oztekin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Saribaş
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eryilmaz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zileli
mesh_terms: 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