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ArticleCureus2024

Pure Sensory Thalamic Stroke Presenting As Hemiballismus: A Case Report.

Bridgette King, Hamza Jamil, Anushka Dekhne, Danial Bajwa, Justin Nolte, Paul Ferguson, Syed Hashim Ali Inam

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Bridgette KingNeurology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Hamza JamilInternal Medicine, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Anushka DekhneInternal Medicine, American University of Antigua, St. John's, ATG.
Danial BajwaInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Justin NolteNeurology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Paul FergusonNeurology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
Syed Hashim Ali InamNeurology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Strokes are a major cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe. An ischemic stroke of thalamic origin should be considered if a patient presents with a set of non-localizing symptoms such as speech issues, sensory abnormalities, chorea-like movements, ataxia and confusion that cannot be explained by a single lesion. A 78-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension and smoking developed right-hand numbness and ataxia that progressively worsened to numbness of the entire right side of the body and right-arm hemiballismus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed an acute left thalamic ischemic stroke as the cause of her symptoms. Our case report highlights the rare clinical presentation of thalamic strokes that can aid in the diagnosis and localization of such pathologies. Further research regarding the best therapy for these post-stroke movement pathologies is needed.

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acute hemichoreaand transient ischemic attack (tia)community strokehemichorea-hemiballismusischemic cvathalamus stroke

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PMID39371725
PMCPMC11453148

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