Post-stroke movement syndromes
Post-stroke movement syndromes
Post-stroke movement syndromes
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<strong>Post</strong>-<strong>stroke</strong> <strong>movement</strong> disorders<br />
Movement disorders<br />
Frequency and prevelance<br />
The frequency of post <strong>stroke</strong> abnormal <strong>movement</strong>s is unclear<br />
• In a study Alarcon et all. 56 pts developed <strong>movement</strong><br />
disorders, (3,7%) of 1500 <strong>stroke</strong> pts<br />
• A review of the hospital based Lausanne Stroke Registry<br />
identified a prevelence of 1 % and an estimated incidence<br />
of 0,08% per year.<br />
– Hemichorea was the most common <strong>movement</strong> dissorder in the first<br />
series, while hemichorea – hemiballism was most common in the<br />
second.<br />
– Dystonia was the next common <strong>movement</strong> disorder<br />
Alarcon F et all J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004, 75, 1568 – 74<br />
Ghica J, Bogousslavsky J in Stroke Syndromes Cambridge University Press 2001,162
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