Uncommon Movement Disorders in Chronic Hepatic Disease with Response to Rifaximin

Background: Chronic hepatic disease can present with extrapyramidal symptoms. We describe two cases that presented with highly unusual movement disorders: ballism and gait freezing. Case report: Patient 1 is a 42-year-old man with previous episodes of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) who presented with u...

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Main Authors: Ana L. Sousa, Paula Salgado, José E. Alves, Sara Silva, Sofia Ferreira, Marina Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2019-08-01
Series:Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
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Online Access:https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/649/2361