Hyperkinetic mutism: bilateral ballism and basal ganglia calcification.
We studied a 70-year-old woman with a unique combination of hyperkinesia and mutism. These findings differed from akinetic mutism because there was continuous bilateral ballism and dystonia--hence the term "hyperkinetic mutism." CT demonstrated bilateral calcifications in the basal ganglia, and MRI indicated bilateral watershed infarcts. Different dopaminergic mechanisms may underlie the hyperkinesia and mutism.
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D000368:Aged; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002114:Calcinosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009155:Mutism / Q000503:physiopathology*