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Hemiballismus secondary to metastatic breast cancer

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  1. Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Service, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

    Thiago Cardoso Vale

  2. Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    Luiz Paulo Bastos Vasconcelos, Fernanda Sant’Ana Marques, Débora Paula Maia & Francisco Cardoso

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Video 1: First segment shows facial grimacing; Second segment shows chorea at the upper-limbs; Third segment shows chorea in the right leg.

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Vale, T.C., Vasconcelos, L.P.B., Marques, F.S. et al. Hemiballismus secondary to metastatic breast cancer. Neurol Sci 35, 795–796 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-1654-3

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