M Yoshikawa, M Yamamoto, K Shibata, K Ohta, Y Kamite, M Takahashi, Y Shimizu, S Ohba, S Kuwabara, T Uozumi
Left-sided hemichorea developed suddenly in a 73-year-old male. Computed tomography revealed a left subdural hematoma (SDH) and infarction in the right corona radiata and temporo-occipital region. Hemichorea subsided completely after removal of the SDH. Postoperative single photon emission computed tomography with technetium-99m-hexamethyl-propyleneamine oxime revealed a global low-perfusion area in the right cerebral hemisphere. Right carotid angiography demonstrated severe stenosis of the trunk of the right middle cerebral artery...
September 1992: Neurologia Medico-chirurgica