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Symptomatic hemidystonia of delayed onset. Magnetic resonance demonstration of pathology in the putamen and the caudate nucleus
Author(s) -
Midgard R.,
Aarli J. A.,
Julsrud O.J.,
Ødegaard H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1989.tb03705.x
Subject(s) - putamen , caudate nucleus , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , atrophy , striatum , basal ganglia , choreoathetosis , pathology , central nervous system disease , dystonia , radiology , central nervous system , psychiatry , dopamine
— We present a case of symptomatic hemidystonia of delayed onset. The primary disease was a perinatal, presumed cerebrovascular infarction brought about by febrile illness with convulsions 12 weeks after partus. After many years without neurological symptoms, the hemidystonia started in adolescence, and became stationary after 4 years of mild progression. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed atrophy of the right striatum including the caudate nucleus and putamen. The symptoms responded moderately to treatment with benzhexol.