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Post-stroke movement syndromes

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

Abnormal <strong>movement</strong>s and other associated<br />

<strong>stroke</strong> features<br />

• While post-<strong>stroke</strong> dyskinesias are offen reported as pure<br />

<strong>movement</strong> disorders, they can be:<br />

– variable<br />

– encompass several components and<br />

– difficult to classify<br />

• Chorea and hemiballismus can be part of the same<br />

spectrum of disease<br />

– The term hemichorea-hemibalism is used to reflect this.<br />

– Athetosis and sometimes dystonia may also be combined this<br />

hemichorea

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