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Acta Neurologica Belgica
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 5/2020

01-10-2020 | Athetosis | Letter to the Editor

A case of useless hand as a first demyelinating event

Authors: Tarik Benhsain, Zaynab Abdulhakeem, Bouchra El Moutawakil, Mohammed Abdoh Rafai, Hicham El Otmani

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 5/2020

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Athetosis is a clinical syndrome in which slow, writhing, vermicular, sinuous, cramp-like movements seem performed with great deliberation and force. Lesions associated with athetotic syndromes are generally located in the basal ganglia but can also be found in the thalamus, subthalamic nucleus, corticospinal tract, brainstem, and can exceptionally be seen in parietal, frontal, or temporal cortex lesions [1]. …
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Title
A case of useless hand as a first demyelinating event
Authors
Tarik Benhsain
Zaynab Abdulhakeem
Bouchra El Moutawakil
Mohammed Abdoh Rafai
Hicham El Otmani
Publication date
01-10-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-019-01109-3

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