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The Wilson films — Hemiballism
Author(s) -
Lozano Andres M.
Publication year - 2011
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.23995
Subject(s) - subthalamic nucleus , lesion , movement disorders , movement (music) , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , surgery , parkinson's disease , physics , deep brain stimulation , pathology , disease , acoustics
The case presented involves an 88‐year‐old woman with sudden onset of right‐sided hemiballism that persisted for an amazing 15 years. The video demonstrates wide amplitude choreic movements of the proximal and distal limbs of the right side, as well as of the axial musculature. Classical teaching dictates that this patient has a lesion in the subthalamic nucleus. Here then is a prime example where classical teaching is wrong! © 2011 Movement Disorder Society