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<strong>Post</strong>-<strong>stroke</strong> <strong>movement</strong> disorders<br />

<strong>Post</strong>-<strong>stroke</strong><br />

• Many different types of hyperkinetic and hypokinetic<br />

<strong>movement</strong> dissorders have been reported after ischaemic<br />

and haemorrhagic <strong>stroke</strong>.<br />

– Dystonia<br />

– Chorea with or whithout hemiballismus<br />

– Tremor<br />

– Parkinsonism<br />

– Segmental or focal myoclonus<br />

– Athetosis or pseudoathetosis<br />

– Asterixis<br />

Movement disorders<br />

Handley a et all Age and Ageing 2009,38,260 - 6

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