Hemiballismus (Medical Condition)
Channel: Medical Condition Information
Date: 26/04/2015

Symptoms, risk factors and treatments of Hemiballismus (Medical Condition)

Hemiballismus, formerly called ballism, is a very rare movement disorder, caused in most cases by a decrease in activity of the subthalamic nucleus of the basal ganglia, resulting in the appearance of flailing, ballistic, undesired movements of the limbs

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