Arm Posturing in a Patient Following Stroke: Dystonia, Levitation, Synkinesis, or Spasticity?
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Arm Posturing in a Patient Following Stroke: Dystonia, Levitation, Synkinesis, or Spasticity?
BACKGROUND Post-stroke movement disorders occur in up to 4% of stroke patients. The movements can be complex and difficult to classify, which presents challenges when attempting to understand the clinical phenomenology and provide appropriate treatment. CASE REPORT We present a 64-year-old male with an unusual movement in the arm contralateral to his ischemic stroke. The primary feature of th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2160-8288
DOI: 10.5334/tohm.260