[Posttraumatic hemiballismus. Description of a clinical case].
The authors report an uncommon case of hemiballism following head injury. A CAT-scanning had been carried out. They consider that changes in the brain micro-vascular bed are a very important cause of hemiballism. They cannot confirm the influence of neuro-chemical alterations which are reported by many authors.
D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
L'hémiballisme post-traumatique. Description d'un cas clinique.