Open AccessHemichorea Neglect after Stroke
Author(s) -
Aiba Yosuke,
Sakakibara Ryuji,
Ogata Tsuyoshi,
Tateno Fuyuki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1662-680X
DOI - 10.1159/000512266
Subject(s) - single case – general neurology
We report a case of a 74-year-old Japanese woman who, after left thalamic infarction, developed right hemichorea and its neglect. This rare finding was associated with ipsi- and contralateral brain perfusion changes, presumably reflecting de-afferentiation within the brain.