Yonsei Med J.  2016 May;57(3):803-805. 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.803.

Levosulpiride-Associated Hemichorea

• Lee HC
• Hwang SH
• Kang SY

• KMID: 2374106
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.803

Abstract

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  Fig. 1 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT, using 99mTc-HMPAO) findings. (A) Routine MRI scan of the brain, including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), did not reveal any responsible abnormality. A nodular and signal void was noted in the left temporal anterior lobe, which was suggested to be a slow flow vascular malformation, such as cavernous angioma or venous malformation. (B) MRA showed normal results. (C) 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT showed mild hypoperfusion in the right basal ganglia, particularly in the caudate nucleus (arrow). 99mTc-HMPAO, 99mtechnetium-hexylmethylpropylene amine oxime.

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