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A case of hemichorea caused by cerebral cavernous angioma

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2015

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1252208

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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 98, No. (2015), p.S165-S169

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Kongsakorn N., Maroongroge P. A case of hemichorea caused by cerebral cavernous angioma. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 98, No. (2015), p.S165-S169. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6056

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A case of hemichorea caused by cerebral cavernous angioma

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Kongsakorn N.
 Maroongroge P.

Abstract

Chorea is a type of hyperkinetic movement, referring to involuntary, irregular, aimless, nonrhythmic, abrupt, rapid, unsustained movements. The term hemichorea refers to chorea of one side of the body. A 39-year-old woman presented with a three-week history of abrupt, involuntary movements of her right hand and right foot, which was compatible with hemichorea of the right side. MRI brain showed a 1.7x1.5x1.3 cm lesion in the posterior limb of the left internal capsule and the lateral part of the left thalamoganglionic region, which was seen as mixed iso-and hyperintense in T1W images, and heterogeneous and hyperintense in T2W/ FLAIR images. T2 gradient sequences showed a peripheral rim of decreased signal intensity, which is the hemosiderin ring, and no significant brain edema. Partial contrast enhancement of the lesion after contrast media injection suggested cavernous angioma. After medical treatment with haloperidol 2.5 milligrams per day, her symptom gradually improved within 2 months. © 2015, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved.

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Contrast medium
 Haloperidol
 Adult
 Article
 Blood pressure
 Case report
 Cavernous hemangioma
 Cerebral cavernous angioma
 Cerebrovascular accident
 Extrapyramidal syndrome
 Female
 Head injury
 Hemichorea
 Human
 Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
 Pulse rate
 Cavernous hemangioma
 Chorea
 Complication
 Movement (physiology)
 Procedures
 Adult
 Chorea
 Female
 Hemangioma, Cavernous
 Humans
 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
 Movement

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