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Dual Treatment of Hemichorea–Hemiballismus Syndrome with Tetrabenazine and Chemodenervation
BACKGROUND: Hemichorea–hemiballismus involves unilateral involuntary flailing movements and random jerking movements involving proximal or distal muscles. We describe a case of hemichorea–hemiballismus with dystonia after stroke. Treatment with tetrabenazine and chemodenervation produced beneficial...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3569969/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23440597 |
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author | Umeh, Chizoba C. Nichols, Paige Rosenthal, Liana S. Mari, Zoltan |
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description | BACKGROUND: Hemichorea–hemiballismus involves unilateral involuntary flailing movements and random jerking movements involving proximal or distal muscles. We describe a case of hemichorea–hemiballismus with dystonia after stroke. Treatment with tetrabenazine and chemodenervation produced beneficial responses. Effective treatment of both hemichorea–hemiballismus and dystonia due to stroke has not been reported. CASE REPORT: A 65-year-old male developed left hemichorea–hemiballismus and dystonia after a right hemisphere stroke. He underwent initial treatment with neuroleptics and anticonvulsants without improvement. Subsequent treatment with tetrabenazine improved the hemichorea–hemiballismus and chemodenervation reduced the dystonia. DISCUSSION: Hemichorea–hemiballismus associated with dystonia can be improved with both tetrabenazine and chemodenervation. |
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spelling | pubmed-35699692013-02-25 Dual Treatment of Hemichorea–Hemiballismus Syndrome with Tetrabenazine and Chemodenervation Umeh, Chizoba C. Nichols, Paige Rosenthal, Liana S. Mari, Zoltan Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) Case Report BACKGROUND: Hemichorea–hemiballismus involves unilateral involuntary flailing movements and random jerking movements involving proximal or distal muscles. We describe a case of hemichorea–hemiballismus with dystonia after stroke. Treatment with tetrabenazine and chemodenervation produced beneficial responses. Effective treatment of both hemichorea–hemiballismus and dystonia due to stroke has not been reported. CASE REPORT: A 65-year-old male developed left hemichorea–hemiballismus and dystonia after a right hemisphere stroke. He underwent initial treatment with neuroleptics and anticonvulsants without improvement. Subsequent treatment with tetrabenazine improved the hemichorea–hemiballismus and chemodenervation reduced the dystonia. DISCUSSION: Hemichorea–hemiballismus associated with dystonia can be improved with both tetrabenazine and chemodenervation. Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2012-10-19 /pmc/articles/PMC3569969/ /pubmed/23440597 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–Noncommerical–No Derivatives License, which permits the user to copy, distribute, and transmit the work provided that the original author and source are credited; that no commercial use is made of the work; and that the work is not altered or transformed. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Umeh, Chizoba C. Nichols, Paige Rosenthal, Liana S. Mari, Zoltan Dual Treatment of Hemichorea–Hemiballismus Syndrome with Tetrabenazine and Chemodenervation |
title | Dual Treatment of Hemichorea–Hemiballismus Syndrome with Tetrabenazine and Chemodenervation |
title_full | Dual Treatment of Hemichorea–Hemiballismus Syndrome with Tetrabenazine and Chemodenervation |
title_fullStr | Dual Treatment of Hemichorea–Hemiballismus Syndrome with Tetrabenazine and Chemodenervation |
title_full_unstemmed | Dual Treatment of Hemichorea–Hemiballismus Syndrome with Tetrabenazine and Chemodenervation |
title_short | Dual Treatment of Hemichorea–Hemiballismus Syndrome with Tetrabenazine and Chemodenervation |
title_sort | dual treatment of hemichorea–hemiballismus syndrome with tetrabenazine and chemodenervation |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3569969/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23440597 |
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