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	Bilateral ballism in a patient with overlapping Fisher's and Guillain-Barre syndromes -- Odaka et al. 67 (2): 206 -- ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Bilateral ballism in a patient with overlapping Fisher's and Guillain-Barre syndromes -- Odaka et al.
		disturbance and ballism, are consistent with the diagnosis of
		Acute bilateral ballism in a patient with intravascular dissemination of gastric carcinoma.
	jnnp.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/67/2/206 (1155 words)

	eMedicine - Chorea in Adults : Article Excerpt by: Maria Alejandra Herrera, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ballism, derived from the Greek word meaning "to throw," has been defined as "continuous, violent, coordinated involuntary activity involving the axial and proximal appendicular musculature such that the limbs are flung about." This movement disorder most often involves only one side of the body (ie, hemiballism[us]).
		Currently, ballism should be viewed as a severe form of chorea.
		The choreatic syndrome that has been studied the most is Huntington chorea; therefore, the pathophysiology of HD as it applies to chorea will be the focus of the discussion that follows.
	www.emedicine.com /neuro/byname/chorea-in-adults.htm (571 words)

	Abstract View (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Ballism is a rare hyperkinetic disorder characterized by irregular movements of huge amplitude.
		Dramatic, violent clinical feature of the ballism is usually linked with lesion in counter-lateral subthalmatic nucleus, although neuroradiological methods of high resolution showed that the ballism could be related with lesions in other brain locations.
		Affection of subthalamic nucleus by pathologic process was registered in one fifth of patients which deny assumption of ballism as a unique consequence of lesion in this nucleus.
	www.parkinson-berlin.de /guest/AbstractView?ABSID=4623 (304 words)

	Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center - ABSTRACT - Treatment of Ballism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		, Treatment of ballism and pseudobulbar affect with sertraline.
		The pathogenesis of ballism is uncertain and may involve more than one mechanism; treatment is not always efficacious.
		CONCLUSION: Sertraline may offer an alternative with a better adverse effect profile than dopamine receptor blockers in the treatment of patients with ballism.
	www.vard.org /rorc/abstracts/nadeau_treament_of_ballism.htm (107 words)

	WE MOVE - Chorea and Choreoathetosis Overview
		When chorea is severe, the movements may cause flailing motions of the arms or legs that results in throwing whatever is in the hand or falling to the ground.
		This form of severe chorea is referred to as "ballism." Walking may become bizarre, with inserted excessive postures and leg movements.
		Unlike parkinsonism, which is an inability to make voluntary movements, or ataxia and dystonia, which affect the quality of voluntary movements, the movements of chorea and ballism occur by themselves, without conscious attempts at movement.
	www.wemove.org /choreoathetosis/cho.html (397 words)

	Chorea (disease) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is also known as St. Vitus Dance disease and is seen mostly in children.
		When chorea is serious, slight movements will become thrashing motions, this form of severe chorea is referred to as "ballism".
		Unlike ataxia and dystonia, which affect the quality of voluntary movements or parkinsonism, which is a hindrance of voluntary movements, the movements of chorea and ballism occur on their own, without conscious effort.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chorea_(disease) (177 words)

	Module 9
		As mentioned earlier, the direct pathway leads to a thalamic depolarization, whereas the indirect pathway leads to a thalamic hyperpolarization.
		Damage to the various nuclei and pathways of the basal ganglia can have a number of different consequences, the most common being tremors, athetosis, chorea, ballism, and dystonia.
		Ballism (from Greek ballein, to throw) consists of violent, flailing movements.
	cogsci.ucsd.edu /~pineda/guide/module_09.html (884 words)

	Parkinson's Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic
		Movement disorders are neurological motor disturbances characterized by either abnormally increased motor activity, or by abnormally decreased motor function or mobility.
		Clinical examples of disorders associated with increased motor activity are abnormal involuntary movements (hyperkinesias) such as tremors, dystonia, tics, chorea, athetosis, ballism, myoclonus, stereotypies and other dyskinetic conditions.
		A clinical example of a decreased motor function (bradykinesia) is Parkinson's disease.
	www.bcm.edu /neurol/jankovic/what_and_how.htm (91 words)

	ctos_eng
		Chronic hypoxia was found to produce neurological syndromes such as Symptomatic Parkinson's disease (SPD), Chorea, Ballism and Athetosis.
		When the hypoxia affects the caudate nucleus, Chorea symptoms arise; when it affects the thalamus or hypothalamus, ballism occurs and when it affects the lenticular nucleus, athetosis occurs.
		This compression can be caused by the anterior scalene muscles and the cervical ribs at the level of vertebrae C6-C7, by the sternocleido-mastoideo muscles at the level of the Atlas; by the minor pectoral muscles (steal syndrome) over the subclavial arteries and by the coil and kink of the vertebral arteries as congenital cause.
	www.geocities.com /cerebellartos/CTOSenglish.html (3569 words)

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		Q9=What are the definitions of the following terms: bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, postural instability, chorea, athetosis, ballism, dystonia, tics, and tardive disorders?
		A19=* Ballism - caused by a lesion of, or near, the contralateral subthalamic nucleus ^* Parkinson's - substantia nigra pars compacta neuronal cell death (
		A41=* Control primarily from hypothalamus and preoptic area (POA) ^* Somatic and visceral functions are controlled via tracts through reticular formation, not directly ^* Hypothalamus connects to pituitary gland ^* Limbic system mediates associations from cerebral cortex (e.g.
	www.openwindow.com /ftp/neuro4.fls (1722 words)

	Cleveland Clinic Florida > Research & Education > Residency Training Programs > Movement Disorders ...
		Movement Disorders is a new specialty in the neurosciences dealing with the diagnosis, treatment and research of patients with disorders of the basal ganglia and associated structures, in addition to the spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscle.
		Parkinson disease, Parkinsonism, Chorea, Ballism, Tremor, Tics, Ataxias, Myoclonus, Jerks, Stereotypies, and other motor disorders including gait abnormalities are some of the categories encompassed by this emerging field.
		The trainee requires special knowledge of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, histology and pathology of the brain and peripheral nerves/muscle when confronted with patients with disorder motor control.
	clevelandclinic.org /florida/research/residency/movementDisorders.htm (429 words)

	Cecil Textbook of Medicine : />
		Ballism is a form of forceful, flinging, high-amplitude, coarse chorea.
		Because the involuntary movement usually affects only one side of the body, the term hemiballism is used.
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	www.merckmedicus.com /ppdocs/us/common/cecils/chapters/445_014.htm (417 words)

	Chorea-Adults
		Ballism, derived from the Greek word meaning "to throw," has been defined as
		Currently, ballism should be viewed as a severe form of
		A simple model of basal ganglia function states that dopaminergic and GABAergic
	endoflifecare.tripod.com /huntdiseasefaqs/id45.html (3094 words)

	The subthalamic nucleus, hemiballismus and Parkinson's disease: reappraisal of a neurosurgical dogma -- Guridi and ...
		The second lesion, performed to alleviate the ballism, reached the red nucleus and rubral radiation.
		a patient with ballism induced by a large haemorrhagic lesion
		Krauss JK, Borremans JJ, Nobbe F, Mundinger F. Ballism not related to vascular disease: a report of 16 patients and review of the literature.
	brain.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/124/1/5 (7392 words)

	WHL Message Board
		If he wants to add in his "editorial" comments, he should have his own show (which will never happen by the way - for those that know of him, can you imagine, "The Last Word with Michael Ball"; Nielson Rating 0%).
		One example of a "Ballism" (which is how we have dubbed his opinions at the water cooler at work):
		When the Gilette deal for buying the Habs was finalized, Ballsy reported it on the radio noting that part of the agreement was that Gilette would not be able to move the team out of Montreal to which Ballsy added, "too bad"!
	www.network54.com /Forum/40684/message/1003194491/I+have+to+agree (300 words)

	Professor Michael Okun's Faculty Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Antiphospholipid associated recurrent chorea and ballism in a child with cerebral palsy.
		Early diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
		Doering P. GHB: an important pharmacologic and clinical Update.
	www.neurology.ufl.edu /Okun/publications.html (608 words)

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