Hemiballismus and secondary mania following a right thalamic infarction.
An 81-year-old woman had the sudden onset of left-sided ballismus and an accompanying behavioral change characterized by elation, distractibility, inflated self-esteem, and insomnia, suggesting secondary mania. An MRI revealed a small ischemic infarction of the right thalamus.
Kulisevsky
J
J
Department of Neurology, Sant Pau Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
Berthier
M L
ML
Pujol
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology