athetosis/infarction

Central nervous system (CNS) complications of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) commonly consist of alterations in mental status, seizures, and rarely hemiparesis. The authors report the clinical evolution of left hemiparesis and later choreo-athetoid movements in a patient who sustained a right

Classically, acquired occlusion of the recurrent artery of Heubner (RAH) results in hemiparesis with faciobrachial predominance. Infarction in the territory of the RAH represents a specific stroke syndrome not yet described in infancy with a range of motor and functional manifestations. An infant is

We evaluated 35 patients with cerebral palsy on the basis of MR imaging findings in the brain. The types of palsy were spastic quadriplegia (n = 11), spastic diplegia (n = 9), spastic hemiplegia (n = 2), double hemiplegia (n = 1), athetosis (n = 10) and mixed (n = 2). Of all patients, 28 (80%)

Magnetic resonance (MR) findings and developmental sequelae were examined in 60 patients with neonatal asphyxia. Nine patients with marked destruction of the cerebrum had the severest motor and mental disability. Six had lesions of the periventricular white matter and thalamus. Seven had border zone

The clinical features and course of 14 patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) were analysed. PSP formed 2.3 percent of the parkinsonian population. Blepharospasm, hypersomnia, athetosis, action dystonia, action myoclonus and family history of dementia were the unusual features. Half of

Great advances have been made in the causes, lesions and symptoms of cerebral palsy over the years. Children with athetosis have lesions of the ventral lateral nuclei of the thalamus and putamen. Cocontraction and overflow are considered essential problems in athetosis. Some patients with a lesion

OBJECTIVE To describe seven patients with proprioceptive sensory loss and choreoathetoid movements. METHODS Case series. METHODS Outpatient and inpatient university referral. METHODS Patients with sensory loss and abnormal movements. METHODS None. METHODS None. RESULTS One patient had a parietal

We present seven cases of movement disorders encountered in patients with AIDS at a national referral centre over a 4 year period. These include cases of chorea athetosis due to cerebral toxoplasmosis, progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy, cerebral infarction due to Herpes zoster infection and

OBJECTIVE To determine which thalamic subnuclei are involved in symptomatic unilateral movement disorders due to localized thalamic infarction, and the clinical characteristics of these abnormal movements. METHODS The authors studied 22 patients with thalamic infarcts for their clinical presentation

Cerebral palsy is the most prevalent cause of persisting motor function impairment with a frequency of about 1/500 births. In developed countries, the prevalence rose after introduction of neonatal intensive care, but in the past decade, this trend has reversed. A recent international workshop