Pseudoathetosis after medullar and pontine hemorrhage
Torres, L.; Cosentino, C.; Suárez, R.
Revista de Neurologia 34(1): 89-90
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0210-0010 PMID: 11988895 Document Number: 547369
Athetosis is a slow and purposeless involuntary movement which changes in frequency, severity. The term pseudoathetosis is used when this movement is associated with proprioceptive sensory impairment. A 63 year old man developed right medulla and pons hemorrhage and presented loss of proprioception in left hemibody and athetosis movements in left hand. We report a case of pseudoathetosis associated with loss of proprioceptive sensation.