title: Complex movement disorders following bilateral paramedian thalamic and bilateral cerebellar infarcts.
abstract: Complex movement disorders (CMD; including tremor, dystonias, choreoatheosis, and myoclonus) following infarcts in the posterior and posterolateral thalamic nuclei have been reported. This case of a 59-year-old man who developed CMD following bilateral paramedian and bilateral cerebellar infarcts illustrates the lack of anatomic specificity and the diverse pathophysiology which may underlie CMD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. gnrtek@sgh.com.sg
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Auchus
mesh_terms: D001264:Athetosis / Q000209:etiology; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000209:etiology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply*; D014103:Torticollis / Q000209:etiology; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology