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Acute generalized dystonia due to a bilateral lesion of basal ganglia mainly affecting the nuclei pallidi.

G Benassi1, R Rinaldi, G Azzimondi, A Stracciari, R D'Alessandro, P Pazzaglia.   

Abstract

We describe a case of acute generalized dystonia due to bilateral damage to the basal ganglia, mainly affecting the globi pallidi. The lesion was probably related to a hypoxic condition following a heroin injection. Therapy with pimozide almost completely controlled the dystonia.

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Year:  1996        PMID： 8742991     DOI： 10.1007/bf01995712

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ital J Neurol Sci        ISSN： 0392-0461


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