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 />
Anathomy, type of <strong>stroke</strong> and lesion location<br />
Conclusions<br />
• Lenticular lesions are the common lesions that result in<br />
dystonia and chorea +/- hemiballism,<br />
• Lesions in the posterior thalamus or lesions disrupting the<br />
dentatorubrothalamic pathway are the most common<br />
cause of tremor<br />
• <strong>Post</strong>–<strong>stroke</strong> lesions in the basal ganglia (mainly striatum or<br />
lentiform nucleus) which can be unilateral or bilateral are<br />
the most common cause of parkinsonism