Abstract
We describe the case of a 20-year-old male who developed right-arm choreic movements secondary to a giant unruptured aneurysm impinging upon the left thalamus, putamen, globus pallidus, cerebral peduncle, midbrain, and subthalamic nucleus. The aneurysm was treated successfully with coils and a supraclinoid balloon. Abnormal movements initially failed to ameliorate, but within a few months, it was possible to discontinue symptomatic haloperidol therapy, with only mild residual abnormal movements.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Arm / physiopathology*
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Chorea / etiology*
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Chorea / physiopathology*
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Globus Pallidus / blood supply
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Globus Pallidus / pathology
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Humans
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Intracranial Aneurysm / complications*
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Intracranial Aneurysm / pathology
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Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Mesencephalon / blood supply
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Mesencephalon / pathology
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Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
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Putamen / blood supply
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Putamen / pathology
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Subthalamic Nucleus / blood supply
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Subthalamic Nucleus / pathology
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Thalamus / blood supply
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Thalamus / pathology
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