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Bilateral stereotypy after unilateral cerebellar infarction

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Abbreviations

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

18F-FDG:

18F-fluorodeoxyglucose

18F-FP-CIT:

18F-fluorinated N-3-fluoropropyl-2-beta-carboxymethoxy-3-beta-(4-iodophenyl) nortropane

PET:

Positron emission tomography

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  1. Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Soyoun Choi & Tae-Beom Ahn

  2. Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, 23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-872, Republic of Korea

    Chaewon Shin & Tae-Beom Ahn

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Supplemental video. The patient continuously rubs his thumbs against the index fingers. The repetitive and patterned movements are temporarily interrupted by other activities. The informed consent for the supplemental video was received from the patient. (WMV 11018 KB)

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Choi, S., Shin, C. & Ahn, TB. Bilateral stereotypy after unilateral cerebellar infarction. Acta Neurol Belg 119, 483–485 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-018-0958-0

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