Acute generalized dystonia due to a bilateral lesion of basal ganglia mainly affecting the nuclei pallidi.
We describe a case of acute generalized dystonia due to bilateral damage to the basal ganglia, mainly affecting the globi pallidi. The lesion was probably related to a hypoxic condition following a heroin injection. Therapy with pimozide almost completely controlled the dystonia.
Benassi
G
G
Servizio di Neurologia, Ospedale S. Orsola-Malpighi, Università di Bologna, Italy.
Rinaldi
R
R
Azzimondi
G
G
Stracciari
A
A
D'Alessandro
R
R
Pazzaglia
P
P
D000328:Adult; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed