Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive sign

Fast micrographia is a rare clinical sign, which is reported in patients with pallidal pathology. A 68-year-old male presented with hypophonia and short shuffling gait with decreased arm swing. About 3 weeks before, he had an acute myocardial infarction and a period of hemodynamic and respiratory di...

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Main Authors: Umaiorubahan Meenakshisundaram, C U Velmurugendran, P R Prabash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2013;volume=16;issue=2;spage=172;epage=173;aulast=Meenakshisundaram
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spelling doaj-2c4743fdb84243cca174d8f5f15619812020-11-24T23:14:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology0972-23271998-35492013-01-0116217217310.4103/0972-2327.112459Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive signUmaiorubahan MeenakshisundaramC U VelmurugendranP R PrabashFast micrographia is a rare clinical sign, which is reported in patients with pallidal pathology. A 68-year-old male presented with hypophonia and short shuffling gait with decreased arm swing. About 3 weeks before, he had an acute myocardial infarction and a period of hemodynamic and respiratory distress during which he required mechanical ventilatory support. He was found to have a fast handwriting with micrographia from the outset. His rapid alternating hand and finger movements were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed features of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy including hyperintensities on T1 and T2 weighted images in the globus pallidus, and putamen bilaterally.http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2013;volume=16;issue=2;spage=172;epage=173;aulast=MeenakshisundaramFast micrographiaglobus pallidus hyperintensity
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author Umaiorubahan Meenakshisundaram
C U Velmurugendran
P R Prabash
spellingShingle Umaiorubahan Meenakshisundaram
C U Velmurugendran
P R Prabash
Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive sign
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Fast micrographia
globus pallidus hyperintensity
author_facet Umaiorubahan Meenakshisundaram
C U Velmurugendran
P R Prabash
author_sort Umaiorubahan Meenakshisundaram
title Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive sign
title_short Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive sign
title_full Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive sign
title_fullStr Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive sign
title_full_unstemmed Fast micrographia: An unusual but distinctive sign
title_sort fast micrographia: an unusual but distinctive sign
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
issn 0972-2327
1998-3549
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Fast micrographia is a rare clinical sign, which is reported in patients with pallidal pathology. A 68-year-old male presented with hypophonia and short shuffling gait with decreased arm swing. About 3 weeks before, he had an acute myocardial infarction and a period of hemodynamic and respiratory distress during which he required mechanical ventilatory support. He was found to have a fast handwriting with micrographia from the outset. His rapid alternating hand and finger movements were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed features of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy including hyperintensities on T1 and T2 weighted images in the globus pallidus, and putamen bilaterally.
topic Fast micrographia
globus pallidus hyperintensity
url http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2013;volume=16;issue=2;spage=172;epage=173;aulast=Meenakshisundaram
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