Hemiballismus, Hyperphagia, and Behavioral Changes following Subthalamic Infarct

Joint Authors

Fereidan-Esfahani, Mahboobeh
Savoj, Mohammad-Reza
Golabbakhsh, Aryan
Etemadifar, Masoud
Abtahi, Seyed-Hossein
Tabrizi, Nasim
Nasr, Zahra
Sajjadi, Sepideh
Mirdamadi, Motahreh
Abtahi, Seyed-Mojtaba

Source

Case Reports in Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-10-18

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

The function of subthalamic nucleus (STN) which is a part of the basal ganglia system is not clear, but it is hypothesized that this component might be involved in action selection.

Unilateral damage to STN, which can commonly occur due to the small vessel stroke mainly, causes hemiballismus and sometimes hemichorea-hemiballismus.

This paper deals with a 60-year-old patient with sudden onset of abnormal movements in his right limbs.

He had increased appetite and hyperphagia and also developed mood and behavioral changes (aggressiveness, irritability, anxiety, and sometimes obscene speech).

The magnetic resonance imaging revealed infarct area in left subthalamus.

In our case, hemiballismus is caused by infarction in left subthalamic area.

Occurrence of irritability, anxiety, and some behavioral changes such as aggressiveness and obscene speech can be explained by impairment of STN role in nonmotor behavior and cognitive function as a result of infarct.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Etemadifar, Masoud& Abtahi, Seyed-Hossein& Abtahi, Seyed-Mojtaba& Mirdamadi, Motahreh& Sajjadi, Sepideh& Golabbakhsh, Aryan…[et al.]. 2012. Hemiballismus, Hyperphagia, and Behavioral Changes following Subthalamic Infarct. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497258

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Etemadifar, Masoud…[et al.]. Hemiballismus, Hyperphagia, and Behavioral Changes following Subthalamic Infarct. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497258

American Medical Association (AMA)

Etemadifar, Masoud& Abtahi, Seyed-Hossein& Abtahi, Seyed-Mojtaba& Mirdamadi, Motahreh& Sajjadi, Sepideh& Golabbakhsh, Aryan…[et al.]. Hemiballismus, Hyperphagia, and Behavioral Changes following Subthalamic Infarct. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497258

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-497258