title: [Hemiballismus. Hemichorea. Striatal infarction].
abstract: Lesions of other structures than corpus Luysii, may rarely cause hemiballism. A case is reported of hemiballism due to infarction of the territory supplied by the lenticulo-striatal arteries. CT and MR imaging showed lesions of the caudate nucleus and putamen. This suggested that the cause of the hemiballism was the suppression of the regulatory activity of the caudate nucleus on the pallidum.
authors.affiliation: Service de Clinique Neurologique, Hôpital B, C.H.U., Lille.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Destée
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vermersch
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pruvo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Warot
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Hémiballisme. Hémichorée. Infarctus striatal.