title: Clonic Perseveration after Acute Ischemic Stroke: An Insight into the Pathophysiological Mechanisms.
abstract: Poststroke movement disorders may manifest as parkinsonism, dystonia, chorea, ballism, athetosis, tremor, myoclonus, stereotypies, and akathisia. In this article, we describe a patient with clonic perseveration 2 days after an acute ischemic stroke. We discuss the phenomenology and provide insights on possible pathophysiological mechanisms involved.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: jlpedroso.neuro@gmail.com.
authors.forename: José Luiz
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pedroso
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (MG), Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thiago Cardoso
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knobel
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Meirelles
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Massaud
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Knobel
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Movement disorders; clonic perseveration; stereotype; stroke