Abstract
Chorea that occurs as a result of a stroke is rare. We report a patient who developed hemiplegia following an acute hemorrhagic stroke in the left cerebral peduncle and subthalamus; although he had recovered gradually from the severe limb weakness, monochorea occurred 6 months later. Pallidotomy eliminated this symptom and we found it is a safe treatment for medically intractable post-stroke chorea after hemiplegia has resolved. Crown
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 779-781 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Neuroscience |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Delayed-onset monochorea
- Posteroventral pallidotomy
- Subthalamic hemorrhagic infarction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neurology
- Physiology (medical)
- Surgery