Prolonged Hyperkinesia Contralateral to Hemiparesis in Patients with Basal Ganglia Infarction

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 23(4); 2005 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2005;23(4): 528-530.

반대측 편마비와 동측의 지속적 운동과다증이 발생한 기저핵 경색 1예

김준태, 김태학 김병채 김명규 조기현

전남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 영광신하병원 신경과a

Prolonged Hyperkinesia Contralateral to Hemiparesis in Patients with Basal Ganglia Infarction

Joon-Tae Kim

Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju; Department of Neurology, Yeong-Gwang Shinha Hospitala, Yeonggwang, Korea

Abstract

Abnormal motor behaviors caused by ipsilateral hemispheric lesions have not been frequently reported. However, a 76-year-old woman developed left hemiparesis and abnormal movements of the right limb. Upon observation, she would unintentionally rotate her hand continuously on the table in a stereotypical way. A brain CT showed an infarction in the basal ganglia and corona radiata. We report this patient with unilateral hyperkinesia and contralateral hemiparesis due to ipsilateral basal ganglia lesions. KeyWords:Ipsilateral hyperkinesia, Contralateral hemiparesis, Stereotypical movements