Hemiballismus and secondary mania following a right thalamic infarction
- 1 July 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 43 (7) , 1422
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.43.7.1422
Abstract
An 81-year-old woman had the sudden onset of left-sided ballismus and an accompanying behavioral change characterized by elation, distractibility, inflated self-esteem, and insomnia, suggesting secondary mania. An MRI revealed a small ischemic infarction of the right thalamus.Keywords
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