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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 78-79 |
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Dystonia and asterixis in acute thalamic infarct
Neelav Sarma, Ajaya Mahanta
Department of Neurology, Dispur Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Neelav Sarma
Neurology Outpatient Department, 2nd Floor, Dispur Hospital, Guwahati 781006, Assam
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | 7 |
DOI: 10.4103/AOMD.AOMD_6_19
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Movement disorders following stroke is a well known phenomena both during acute stage as well as in later phases. The type of movement depends on the site of involvement, it is however not uncommon to have more than one type of movement disorder following a stroke. We present a patient with combined dystonia and asterixis following a unilateral thalamic infarct, whose dystonia persisted on follow up while the asterixis faded away with time. |
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