Transient ischemic attacks presenting as hemiballism.
Hemiballism is continuous, nonpatterned involuntary movement characterized by irregular, coarse, flinging movement involving the limbs on one side. Hemiballism is most commonly caused by stroke. However, very rarely a transient ischemic attack (TIA) presents as hemiballism. We describe 2 such patients with hemiballism presenting as TIA.
Kim
Jae Woo
JW
Department of Neurology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea. jwkim@mail.donga.ac.kr
Choi
Seoung-Ho
SH
Kim
Wook-Joo
WJ
Chun
Sang-Myung
SM
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014743:Videotape Recording