Focal dystonia secondary to cavernous angioma of the basal ganglia: case report and review of the literature.
Neurosurgery
; 31(6): 1108-11; discussion 1111-2, 1992 Dec.
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The case of a young woman with focal dystonia of the hand due to a cavernous angioma of the basal ganglia is presented. The lesion involved the anterior third of the lentiform nucleus and a large portion of white matter anterior to this nucleus and lateral to the head of the caudate, as shown by magnetic resonance imaging; it was completely removed through a computed tomography-assisted stereotactic craniotomy by microsurgical technique, resulting in the cure of the patient. These facts support the pathophysiological hypothesis of a disruption of the striatopallidothalamic projection to the premotor cortex as the cause of symptomatic dystonia. A review of the reported cases of cavernous angiomas of the deep cerebral gray nuclei shows that this is the first case of cavernous angioma associated with movement disorder.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de los Ganglios Basales
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Distonía
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Hemangioma Cavernoso
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurosurgery
Año:
1992
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos