Complex movement disorders following bilateral paramedian thalamic and bilateral cerebellar infarcts.
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.
Tan
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EK
Department of Neurology, Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. gnrtek@sgh.com.sg
Chan
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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