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A 56-year-old man comes to the physician 4 ...
Right subthalamic ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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First aid 2020 pg 511-- brain lesion in the subthalamic nucleus = contralateral hemiballismus

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cheesetouch  also: Caudate atrophy -> Huntington Disease [causes cognitive issues FA18 p 484 vs putamen has motor role] Dentate nucleus is the most lateral deep nucleus involved in cerebellar output (FA18 p 483) +



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also:

Caudate atrophy -> Huntington Disease [causes cognitive issues FA18 p 484 vs putamen has motor role]

Dentate nucleus is the most lateral deep nucleus involved in cerebellar output (FA18 p 483)

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pamp68  Hemiballismus: Lesion in the contralaterral subthalamic nucleus FA19 p507 +1



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