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Putaminal cavernous angioma presenting with hemichorea.

Donmez B, Cakmur R, Uysal U, Men S

Department of Neurology, Dokuz Eylül University, Medical School, Izmir, Turkey.

We report on a 63-year-old man presenting with hemichorea on his right side. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left putaminal cavernoma. To our knowledge this is the first report of such a case caused by contralateral putaminal cavernous angioma.

Published 1 November 2004 in Mov Disord, 19(11): 1379-80.
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