| Literature DB >> 7194444 |
Abstract
Bilateral ballism developed gradually in a 75-year-old woman after head trauma. Computerized tomography revealed bilateral hemorrhagic infarction in the head of the caudate nucleus and the putamen. Haloperidol abolished the symptoms completely within 2 days. After 18 days, haloperidol was gradually withdrawal over 16 days. The patient remained without ballistic movements thereafter.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7194444 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.31.4_part_2.484
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910