Hemiballismus After Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report
Mehlika PANPALLI ATEŞ, Fatma AVŞAR ERTÜRK, Sevgi FERİK, Selim Selçuk ÇOMOĞLU
Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Nöroloji Kliniği, Ankara, Türkiye
Keywords: Acute stroke; hemiballismus; subthalamic nucleus.
Abstract
Hyperkinetic movement disorders are uncommon after acute ischemic stroke. In this article, we report a 67-yearold female with hemiballismus which developed after a left subthalamic acute stroke.