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 />
Temporal relationship<br />
• The time scale to develop a <strong>movement</strong> disorders varies<br />
considerably from a day of onset to several years after the<br />
<strong>stroke</strong> and also depends on the type of <strong>movement</strong> disorder<br />
– Chorea presented erlier (4.3 days) and parkinsonism much later<br />
(117,5 days)<br />
• There is a wide variability within each <strong>movement</strong> disorder<br />
– Dystonia – the delay in developing dystonia after <strong>stroke</strong> can be<br />
from 1 day to 5 years
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