Possible Causes for Hemichorea Hemiballismus Diagnosis: Hyperglycaemic Hemichorea – Hemiballismus. [neuroradiologycases.com] An unusual case of severe hemichorea in an elderly hypertensive woman, precipitating acute pulmonary edema, is presented. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] In a singular case, topiramate was recently reported to benefit vascular hemichorea-hemiballismus. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Chorea Gravidarum Herein we report a case of hemichorea induced by sertraline. [tremorjournal.org] A 23-year-old pregnant Pakistani female presented with hemichorea and hemiballismus at six weeks gestational age. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Hemichorea and oral contraceptives. Rev Neurol 1985 ; 141 : 663 –45. ↵ Berger E, Tatu L, Berges S, et al. Hemichorea induced by oral contraceptives. [jnnp.bmj.com] Senile Chorea […] syndrome|Hemichorea|Hemichorea (disorder)|Henoch chorea|Henoch's chorea|Henoch's chorea (disorder)|Kinesiogenic choreoathetosis|Kinesiogenic choreoathetosis (disorder)|Neuroacanthocytosis [averbis.com] JMD Journal of Movement Disorders 2005-940X 2093-4939 The Korean Movement Disorder Society 10.14802/jmd.10006 jmd-3-1-20-6 Case Report Hemichorea-Hemiballism with a Diabetic [e-jmd.org] Anticholinergics Antipsychotics Metabolic and endocrine Chorea gravidarum Hyperthyroidism Birth control pills Hyperosmolar nonketotic hyperglycemic encephalopathy Vascular Hemichorea [neupsykey.com] Chorea The occurrence of hemichorea-hemiballism has been increasingly associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia in the medical literature. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The authors describe two cases of pediatric moyamoya disease, both of which presented with hemichorea in the stable phase after successful bypass surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Non-ketotic hyperglycaemia (NKH) is the most common metabolic cause of hemichorea-hemiballismus (HC-HB) and an often-reversible condition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Hyperglycemia A case of a 61-year-old woman with hemichorea associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia is reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Differential diagnosis of hemichorea should include delayed-onset hemichorea after hyperglycemia correction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Hyperglycemia can induce hemichorea-hemiballism, especially in elderly type II diabetics. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Rheumatic Chorea When the history is atypical or when only hemichorea is present investigations like a magnetic resonance imaging of the brain are needed to exclude other neuropathologies [cardiophile.org] There are various forms of Sydenham chorea: one form that just involves one side of the body (hemichorea), another form that involves muscular rigidity (termed paralytic chorea [medicinenet.com] Hemichorea as a presentation of acute rheumatic fever. Chang Gung Med J. 2006;29:612-6. Woo CLF, Liu KT, Young BWY. [msjonline.org] Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia T2*-based MR imaging of hyperglycemia-induced hemichorea-hemiballism. J Neurorad. 2016; 44(1): 24-30. Back To Top [appliedradiology.com] Nonketotic hyperglycemia is a rare cause of hemichorea-hemiballismus. [care.diabetesjournals.org] The exact underlying pathophysiology of changes seen on imaging of patients with non-ketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea is not fully understood 1,2. [radiopaedia.org] Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma Hemichorea as sole clinical finding in basal ganglia infarction: MRI findings | Hemichorea als einziges symptom eines akuten isolierten stammganglieninfarkts: MRT-befunde [neurotree.org] Tuberculous Encephalitis We report a 26 year old patient who, three weeks after initiation of treatment for tuberculous meningitis, presented with acute right hemichorea-ballism and confusion One [revecuatneurol.com] Basal Ganglia Lesion In most, hemichorea improved along with the disappearance of the lesions. In 39 patients, chorea had ameliorated completely. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The lesions may be unilateral: in Rassmussen encephalitis, diabetes with hemichorea/hemiballism and infarction or - more frequently - bilateral in many pathologic conditions [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] These patients mainly present with a contralateral movement disorder referred to as diabetic hemichorea-hemiballism (HC-HB) [ 1 - 4 ]. [ceemjournal.org] KMT2B-Related Dystonia The patient, who is followed up from 9 to 13 years of age, had dysmorphic features, developmental delay, short stature, and microcephaly, in addition to focal dystonia and hemichorea [karger.com] Post-Pump Syndrome Keywords: Hemichorea; Chorea; Diabetes; Hyperglycaemia; Non-ketotic hyperglycaemia. [go.gale.com] Frequently, hemiballism is associated to hemichorea and, then, the term hemiballism-hemichorea (HBC) is used to describe this clinical spectrum 48,49. [scielo.br] Acute chorea and hemiballism-hemichorea V. Stiff-person syndrome VI. Lethal catatonia I. EMERGENCIES IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE (PD) a. [scielo.br] Basal Ganglia Mass Lesion The lesions may be unilateral: in Rassmussen encephalitis, diabetes with hemichorea/hemiballism and infarction or - more frequently - bilateral in many pathologic conditions [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] These patients mainly present with a contralateral movement disorder referred to as diabetic hemichorea-hemiballism (HC-HB) [ 1 - 4 ]. [ceemjournal.org] The intrinsic tumours were accompanied by hemichorea. [neurologyindia.com] Intestinal Hypomotility Argento has documented and published several rare, interesting clinical entities, for example: In 2011, a case report on a rare movement disorder, known as hemichorea-hemiballism [books.google.com] Adult-Onset Cervical Dystonia Type DYT23 SLC20A2 to dystonia. [12] Signs and symptoms [ edit ] Hyperglycemia -induced involuntary movements, which, in this case, did not consist of typical hemiballismus but rather of hemichorea [en.wikipedia.org] Movement Disorder While there are broad differential diagnoses for either the clinical finding of hemichorea-hemiballism or the imaging finding of lateralizing/asymmetric basal ganglia lesions [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] We report a unique and illustrative case of a 52-year-old man with neurosyphilis presenting as subacute hemichorea, and discuss a vascular, metabolic or inflammatory origin [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Here, we describe three paediatric patients with an NMDAR antibody-mediated movement disorder: a 5-year-old female with acute onset hemichorea, a 10-year-old female with generalized [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Benedict Syndrome Most common symptoms in BS are impaired eye movements affecting only one eye, hemichorea, slow one-sided tremor in the limbs, contralateral ataxia, dilated unresponsive pupils [symptoma.com] Moritz Benedikt, is a constellation of symptoms including ipsilateral oculomotor palsy, cerebellar ataxia, and contralateral involuntary movements such as intention tremors, hemichorea [acphospitalist.org] The clinical manifestations are an ipsilateral third nerve paresis, usually with pupillary dilation, and a contralateral hemitremor, hemiathetosis, or hemichorea. [neupsykey.com] Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage We critically review previous reports of and explanations for the development of ipsilateral hemichorea. [jkna.org] J Kor Neurol Ass 17(5):721~725, 1999 Key Words : Hemichorea, Ipsilateral, Basal ganglia, Intracerebral hemorrhage [jkna.org] 기저핵출혈의 동측에 발생한 편측 무도병 1예 서울대학교 병원 신경과,서울대학교 의학연구원 신경과학 연구소 A Case of Hemichorea Ipsilateral to the Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage Jong-bai Oh 1, Han-Joon Kim 1, Beom S. [jkna.org] Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification Non-ketotic hyperglycemia may be a cause of hemiballism-hemichorea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Mots clés: Noyaux gris centraux, calcification, maladie de Fahr, hemichorea, Calcinose Eats-pallido-denté Keywords: Basal ganglia, calcification, Fahr′s disease, hemichorea [annalsafrmed.org] We present an elderly female type II diabetic patient with right-sided hemiballism-hemichorea of acute onset during hypoglycemia following insulin overtreatment of non-ketotic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Lacunar Infarction Acute hemichorea-hemiballism is most frequently caused by lacunar infarcts in the basal ganglia contralateral to the dyskinesia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Unilateral hemichorea-hemiballismus developed suddenly in a 60-year-old man. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Pallidotomy was performed in a patient with hemichorea caused by lacunar infarction in the striatum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Diabetic Ketotic Coma The exact underlying pathophysiology of changes seen on imaging of patients with non-ketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea is not fully understood 1,2. [radiopaedia.org] Non-ketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea (NHH), also known as diabetic striatopathy or chorea, hyperglycemia, basal ganglia (C-H-BG) syndrome, is a rare cause of T1 bright basal [radiopaedia.org] Non-ketotic hyperglycemic hemichorea is most frequently reported in elderly patients, typically Asian, who have type 2 diabetes mellitus, although this may represent publication [radiopaedia.org] Cerebral Toxoplasmosis A young woman had hemichorea-hemiballismus subsequently found to be secondary to a cerebral toxoplasmosis infection complicating human immunodeficiency virus infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The presence of hemichorea-hemiballismus in a young patient should suggest a diagnosis of AIDS and in particular the diagnosis of secondary cerebral toxoplasmosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] This patient had the sixth reported case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) with hemichorea-hemiballismus, and each has been secondary to cerebral toxoplasmosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Familial Dyskinesia and Facial Myokymia Hemichorea may be seen with infarction or hemorrhage. [neupsykey.com] In some instances, chorea may be restricted to one side of the body (hemichorea), which is important to recognize because it may point to a secondary form due to contralateral [movementdisorders.org] Transient hemiballismus/hemichorea has been described with an ischemic lesion of the ipsilateral subthalamic nucleus [ 82 ]. [neupsykey.com] Childhood-Onset Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification Hemichorea may be seen with infarction or hemorrhage. [neupsykey.com] In some instances, chorea may be restricted to one side of the body (hemichorea), which is important to recognize because it may point to a secondary form due to contralateral [movementdisorders.org] Transient hemiballismus/hemichorea has been described with an ischemic lesion of the ipsilateral subthalamic nucleus [ 82 ]. [neupsykey.com] Toxoplasma Hepatitis Less commonly, parkinsonism, focal dystonia, rubral tremor, hemichorea-hemiballismus, panhypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus, or syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone [emedicine.medscape.com] and/or ascites (due to involvement of the stomach, peritoneum, or pancreas) Acute hepatic failure Musculoskeletal involvement Parkinsonism Focal dystonia Rubral tremor Hemichorea-hemiballismus [emedicine.medscape.com] Hereditary Geniospasm […] flexion and spasmodic contractions of left foot with considerable pain (hemichorea and mild dystonia) diagnosis? frequent involuntary closure both eyes - indicates what? [quizlet.com] The chorea usually is generalized but may be more prominent on one side; approximately 20 percent of patients have hemichorea (i.e, unilateral chorea). [functionalneurosurgery.net] SC is defined by the presence of generalized chorea (hemichorea in about 20%–35%). [neupsykey.com] Hermann Syndrome Hemichorea–hemiballismus in patients with non-ketotic hyperglycemia. Neurol Sci. 2016 Feb;37(2):297–8. [revistas.ces.edu.co] Hemichorea-hemiballism: an explanation for MR signal changes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998 May;19(5):863–70. [revistas.ces.edu.co] Hemichorea/Hemiballism Associated with Hyperglycemia: Report of 20 Cases. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2016;6:402. [revistas.ces.edu.co] Zoster Sine Herpete Unusual trigeminal autonomic pain heralding hemichorea due to zoster sine Herpete vasculopathy. Pediatr Neurol. 2013;49:205–8. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.04.003. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Richards-Rundle Syndrome Argento has documented and published several rare, interesting clinical entities, for example: In 2011, a case report on a rare movement disorder, known as hemichorea-hemiballism [books.google.com] Rheumatic Valvulitis […] months after the inciting infection Involuntary, irregular, nonrepetitive movements of the limbs, neck, head, and/or face, sometimes asymmetrical or confined to one side (hemichorea [amboss.com]
