hemiballismus
noun
hemi·bal·lis·mus
ˌhem-i-ba-ˈliz-məs
variants
also hemiballism
: violent uncontrollable movements of one lateral half of the body usually due to a lesion in the subthalamic nucleus of the contralateral side of the body
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“Hemiballismus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hemiballismus. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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