Neuropathological diagnostic considerations in hyperkinetic movement disorders.

Neuropathology of hyperkinetic movement disorders can be very challenging. This paper starts with basic functional anatomy of the basal ganglia in order to appreciate that focal lesions like for instance tumor or infarction can cause hyperkinetic movement disorders like (hemi)ballism. The neuropatho...

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Main Author: Wilfred eDen Dunnen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2013.00007/full