A stroke disorder may be associated with a movement disorder that may appear with or delayed after the event.
Movement disorders associated with stroke may include:
(1) Parkinsonism
(2) hemichorea-hemiballismus or chorea
(3) dystonia
(4) athetosis (slow, involuntary writhing movements)
(5) tremors
(6) myoclonus
(7) seizures/convulsions, including status epilepticus
(8) jerking movements
(9) limb shaking
(10) asterixis
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Stroke Site
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Movement Disorder
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basal ganglia
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dystonia, chorea, hemichorea-hemiballismus
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posterior thalamus
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tremors
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thalamus
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clonic or convulsive movements, posturing of limb
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dentatorubrothalamic pathway
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tremors
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striatum or lentiform nucleus
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Parkinsonism
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territory of the posterior choroidal artery
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dystonia, unsteady hand syndrome
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territory of the posterior circulation
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myoclonus
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midbrain
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segmental myoclonus
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pons
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segmental myoclonus, palatal myoclonus, involuntary tonic spasm, hemiparesis
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