Rare, extreme form of the movement disorder chorea
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Medical condition
Hemiballismus
Other names
Ballismus or Ballism
Specialty
Neurology
Hemiballismus or hemiballism is a basal ganglia syndrome resulting from damage to the subthalamic nucleus in the basal ganglia.[1] Hemiballismus is a rare hyperkinetic movement disorder,[2] that is characterized by violent involuntary limb movements,[1][3] on one side of the body,[4] and can cause significant disability.[5]Ballismus affects both sides of the body and is much rarer.[4] Symptoms can decrease during sleep.[6]
Hemiballismus differs from chorea in that the movements occur in the proximal limbs whereas in chorea the limb movements are in the distal limbs.[4] Also in chorea the movements are more dance-like, flowing from one region to another.[7]
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^Gale J. T., Amirnovin R., Wiliams Z., Flaherty A. W. & Eskandar, E. N. (2008). "Symphony to cacophony: Pathophysiology of the human Basal Ganglia in Parkinson disease". Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 32 (3): 378–387. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2006.11.005. PMID 17466375. S2CID 14612243.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ abc"Chorea, Athetosis, and Hemiballismus - Neurologic Disorders". MSD Manual Professional Edition. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^Francisco GE (2006). "Successful treatment of posttraumatic hemiballismus with intrathecal baclofen therapy". American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 85 (9): 779–782. doi:10.1097/01.phm.0000233173.32432.6f. PMID 16924190.
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