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Abolition of postapoplectic hemichorea by Vo‐complex thalamotomy: Long‐term follow‐up study
Author(s) -
Goto Satoshi,
Kunitoku Naoko,
Hamasaki Tadashi,
Nishikawa Shigeyuki,
Ushio Yukitaka
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.1135
Subject(s) - thalamotomy , chorea , movement disorders , medicine , term (time) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neurological disorder , psychology , central nervous system disease , deep brain stimulation , surgery , parkinson's disease , physics , disease , quantum mechanics
We report a patient with hemichorea following subthalamic hemorrhage. Vo‐complex thalamotomy abolished the choreic movements for over 4 years of follow‐up. © 2001 Movement Disorder Society.