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hemiballismic movement

Etiology: - stroke or other lesion of the subthalamus or basal ganglia Clinical manifestations: - intermittent sudden choreiform movement of the limbs, unilateral, coarse (proximal) & large-amplitude [2]

General

involuntary movement

References

  1. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed., Text Revision, DSM-IV, American Psychiatric Association, Washington DC, 1994
  2. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015