Complex stereotypies after right putaminal infarction: a case report.
A 17-year-old boy is described who experienced circling behavior interrupting his gait and complex stereotyped movements of the hands after a complicated repair of an aortic coarctation. An MRI scan showed a right putaminal infarct. The boy's behavior and stereotypies bear a close resemblance to those found in autism.
Maraganore
D M
DM
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Lees
A J
AJ
Marsden
C D
CD
D000293:Adolescent; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011699:Putamen / Q000098:blood supply*; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000502:physiology*