TY - JOUR
T1 - MR imaging in “lacunar” hemiballismus
AU - Biller, José
AU - Graff-Radford, Neill R.
AU - Smoker, Wendy R.K.
AU - Adams, Harold R.
AU - Johnston, Patricia
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - We compared cranial CT and proton magnetic resonance imaging in two patients with hemiballismus secondary to lacunar infarctions. Magnetic resonance, but not CT, showed lacunar infarctions in the subthalamic nucleus. To confirm the location of the infarctions, we measured the distance of the lacunae from the anteroposterior commissure line in three planes (sagittal, axial, and coronal) and demonstrated that the infarctions were located in the lateral part of the subthalamic nucleus.
AB - We compared cranial CT and proton magnetic resonance imaging in two patients with hemiballismus secondary to lacunar infarctions. Magnetic resonance, but not CT, showed lacunar infarctions in the subthalamic nucleus. To confirm the location of the infarctions, we measured the distance of the lacunae from the anteroposterior commissure line in three planes (sagittal, axial, and coronal) and demonstrated that the infarctions were located in the lateral part of the subthalamic nucleus.
KW - Cerebral blood vessels, occlusion
KW - Computed tomography-Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Hemiballismus
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U2 - 10.1097/00004728-198609000-00016
DO - 10.1097/00004728-198609000-00016
M3 - Article
C2 - 3745551
AN - SCOPUS:0022458721
VL - 10
SP - 793
EP - 797
JO - Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
JF - Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
SN - 0363-8715
IS - 5
ER -