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Unilateral Asterixis in Arm and Leg Caused by Internal Capsula Stroke
Joint Authors
Feil, Katharina
Huber, Marion
Goldschagg, Nicolina
Kellert, Lars
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report an unusual clinical manifestation of ischemic stroke with acute right-sided asterixis affecting the arm as well as the leg due to a lesion in the left posterior limb of the internal capsula.
After treatment with intravenous thrombolysis the patient made a good recovery.
Notably, in this case unilateral asterixis affected the arm as well as the leg, resulting in postural and gait instability.
In addition, damage in the basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical network, as in our patient, has to be distinguished from other supratentorial causes of acute asterixis like thalamic or frontal lobe lesions linked to the cerebello-brainstem-thalamo-frontal lobe circuits.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Feil, Katharina& Huber, Marion& Goldschagg, Nicolina& Kellert, Lars. 2018. Unilateral Asterixis in Arm and Leg Caused by Internal Capsula Stroke. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Feil, Katharina…[et al.]. Unilateral Asterixis in Arm and Leg Caused by Internal Capsula Stroke. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Feil, Katharina& Huber, Marion& Goldschagg, Nicolina& Kellert, Lars. Unilateral Asterixis in Arm and Leg Caused by Internal Capsula Stroke. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145387
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145387