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Hemiballismus and secondary mania following a right thalamic infarction
J Kulisevsky1, M L Berthier, J Pujol
1Department of Neurology, Sant Pau Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
Neurology
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
An 81-year-old woman had the sudden onset of left-sided ballismus and an accompanying behavioral change characterized by elation, distractibility, inflated self-esteem, and insomnia, suggesting secondary mania. An MRI revealed a small ischemic infarction of the right thalamus.