title: Hemichorea-hemiballism: a case report.
abstract: A 55-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with abnormal left-sided movements of her arm and leg. Her initial CT scan of head showed a hyperintensity in the right basal ganglia. A 3 T MR scan of brain showed changes consistent with right basal ganglia haemorrhage. We diagnosed hemichorea-hemiballism syndrome. We treated her movement disorder with tetrabenazine and sulpiride and improved her glucose control. After 4 months, she still has mildly abnormal left-sided movements but can function independently again. In this article, we discuss her imaging and review the literature on hemichorea-hemiballism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Bhavini
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Zeena R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Ladva
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Usman
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002819:Chorea / Q000150:complications*; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
keywords: basal ganglia; hemiballism; hemichorea