TY - JOUR
T1 - Focal Ballismus (Right Arm) in a Boy with Wilson's Disease
AU - Koul, Roshan
AU - Vijay, Priti
AU - Khanna, Rajeev
AU - Alam, Seema
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PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - Ballismus is defined as rapid, forceful, shaking or throwing involuntary movement of the extremities, mainly proximal parts. When it affects half of the body (upper and lower limbs on one side), it is called hemiballismus. If it affects one limb, it could be labeled as focal or one limb ballismus. Any lesion (vascular, trauma, tumor, deposition, and demyelination) in the subthalamic nucleus of the basal ganglia results in ballismus. A rare entity such as copper deposition in Wilson's disease can manifest as ballismus. In this case report, we described a boy with Wilson's disease with focal ballismus of the right arm.
AB - Ballismus is defined as rapid, forceful, shaking or throwing involuntary movement of the extremities, mainly proximal parts. When it affects half of the body (upper and lower limbs on one side), it is called hemiballismus. If it affects one limb, it could be labeled as focal or one limb ballismus. Any lesion (vascular, trauma, tumor, deposition, and demyelination) in the subthalamic nucleus of the basal ganglia results in ballismus. A rare entity such as copper deposition in Wilson's disease can manifest as ballismus. In this case report, we described a boy with Wilson's disease with focal ballismus of the right arm.
KW - Wilson's disease
KW - ballismus
KW - chorea
KW - dystonia
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0040-1715519
DO - 10.1055/s-0040-1715519
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090929420
SN - 1304-2580
VL - 19
SP - 204
EP - 206
JO - Journal of Pediatric Neurology
JF - Journal of Pediatric Neurology
IS - 3
M1 - 2000086
ER -