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Post-stroke Movement Disorders: Clinical Spectrum, Pathogenesis, and Management.

Priyanka Tater¹, Sanjay Pandey¹

¹Department of Neurology, Govind Ballabh Pant Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, New Delhi, India.

Neurology India

|April 27, 2021

Summary

Stroke can cause involuntary movements like hemichorea-hemiballism in adults and dystonia in children. These movement disorders vary in onset and have complex causes, with no established management guidelines due to their diversity.

Keywords:

Dystonia stroke tremor

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Neuroscience
Movement Disorders

Background:

Involuntary movements occur in 1-4% of stroke survivors.
Associated with ischemic/hemorrhagic strokes impacting basal ganglia, thalamus, and connections.
Hemichorea-hemiballism is common in adults; dystonia in children post-stroke.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the spectrum of post-stroke movement disorders.
To discuss their varied onset and proposed pathophysiological mechanisms.
To highlight the lack of management guidelines.

Main Methods:

Literature review of reported cases and proposed mechanisms.
Analysis of different types of movement disorders following stroke.
Examination of temporal patterns (acute, delayed, progressive).

Main Results:

Identified hemichorea-hemiballism, dystonia, tremor, myoclonus, asterixis, stereotypies, and vascular parkinsonism.
Observed diverse onset times from immediate to delayed progressive courses.
Highlighted proposed mechanisms: neuronal plasticity, diaschisis, metabolic differences.

Conclusions:

Post-stroke movement disorders are heterogeneous.
Management strategies are lacking due to this diversity.
Further research is needed to understand and manage these conditions effectively.