UNILATERAL ASTERIXIS DUE TO A LESION OF THE VENTROLATERAL THALAMUS (VOL 57, PG 116, 1994)

Authors
STELL R DAVIS S CARROLL WM
Citation
R. Stell et al., UNILATERAL ASTERIXIS DUE TO A LESION OF THE VENTROLATERAL THALAMUS (VOL 57, PG 116, 1994), Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 57(7), 1994, pp. 878-880
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223050
Volume
57
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
878 - 880
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3050(1994)57:7<878:UADTAL>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A case of unilateral asterixis in a man with a focal ischaemic lesion of the contralateral ventral thalamus is presented. Atypically, the mo vements were present at rest and had a pattern of activation that resu lted in an initial misdiagnosis of epilepsia partialis continua. This case emphasises the importance of electromyographic analysis in establ ishing the correct diagnosis of involuntary movements before starting specific treatment.