TRANSIENT HEMIBALLISM
- 1 October 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 53 (4) , 822-827
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-4-822
Abstract
A transient episode of hemiballism occurred in a 70-year-old hypertensive male who was hospitalized because of chest pain. Hypotension was followed by hemiballism which lasted for 6 days, disappeared during prochlorperazine therapy and did not recur after the drug was discontinued. The blood pressure subsequently returned to hypertensive levels and remained elevated. The histo-pathology and clinical syndrome are discussed. A more favorable prognosis is indicated by the recovery in this individual case. The potential hazard of antihypertensive drug therapy is stressed in older, arteriosclerotic patients.Keywords
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