MRI in hemiballismus due to subthalamic nucleus hemorrhage: an unusual complication of liver transplantation.
A 60-year-old man developed hemiballismus due to an intracranial hemorrhage involving the subthalamic nucleus 8 weeks after orthotopic liver transplantation. The hemorrhage was thought to be due to alterations in cerebral blood flow following a period of hypotensive shock due to sepsis, in the presence of anticoagulant therapy and thrombocytopenia. This represents a rare neurologic complication of liver transplantation.
Provenzale
J M
JM
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Glass
J P
JP
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000473:pathology*