title: Hemiballismus due to an ipsilateral striatal haemorrhage: an unusual localization.
abstract: Hemiballismus has been correlated clinico-anatomically with lesions of the contralateral side, most commonly of the subthalamic nucleus. Hemiballismus due to an ipsilateral lesion is extremely rare. We report the case of a 55 year old female who developed a right sided hemiballismus due to a right striatal haemorrhage, which simultaneously caused a left hemiplegia. The hemiballismus subsided on treatment with dopamine-blockers over the next two weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borgohain
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thadani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anjaneyulu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohandas
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017072:Neostriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018492:Dopamine Antagonists