Hemiballismus and secondary mania following a right thalamic infarction

Neurology. 1993 Jul;43(7):1422-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.43.7.1422.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bipolar Disorder / etiology*
  • Brain / pathology
  • Cerebral Infarction / complications*
  • Cerebral Infarction / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Movement Disorders / etiology*
  • Thalamic Diseases / complications*
  • Thalamic Diseases / pathology