Revista de Neurologia
[Pseudoathetosis after medullar and pontine hemorrhage].
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BACKGROUND
Athetosis is a slow and purposeless involuntary movement which changes in frequency, severity. The term pseudoathetosis is used when this movement is associated with proprioceptive sensory impairment.
METHODS
A 63 year old man developed right medulla and pons hemorrhage and presented loss of proprioception in left hemibody and athetosis movements in left hand.
CONCLUSIONS
We report a case of pseudoathetosis associated with loss of proprioceptive sensation.