Lesion localization in developing poststroke hand dystonia.
Reports of 9 cases with hand dystonia due to stroke are described. The site of the lesion was found to be parietothalamic in 1 patient, posterolateral thalamic in 5 patients, dorsal thalamic in 2 patients and medial thalamic in 1 patient as defined by computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. In addition to the hand dystonia, hemiballism was noted in 1 case, hemichorea in 2 cases, action tremor in 3, anxiety in 3 and pain in 2 cases. The time lapse from the stroke to the manifestation of dystonia was 1 month to 2 years.
Department of Neurology, Bakirköy State Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Karşidag
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Ozer
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Arpaci
D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed