Hemiballismus, Hyperphagia, and Behavioral Changes following Subthalamic Infarct
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Hemiballismus, Hyperphagia, and Behavioral Changes following Subthalamic Infarct
The function of subthalamic nucleus (STN) which is a part of the basal ganglia system is not clear, but it is hypothesized that this component might be involved in action selection. Unilateral damage to STN, which can commonly occur due to the small vessel stroke mainly, causes hemiballismus and sometimes hemichorea-hemiballismus. This paper deals with a 60-year-old patient with sudden onset of...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-9627,1687-9635
DOI: 10.1155/2012/768580