Basal Ganglia Diseases
Synonyms
Basal Ganglia Disease
Basal Ganglia Disorder
Basal Ganglia Disorders
Extrapyramidal Disorder
Extrapyramidal Disorders
Lenticulostriate Disorder
Lenticulostriate Disorders
Diseases of the BASAL GANGLIA including the PUTAMEN; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; claustrum; AMYGDALA; and CAUDATE NUCLEUS. DYSKINESIAS (most notably involuntary movements and alterations of the rate of movement) represent the primary clinical manifestations of these disorders. Common etiologies include CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; and CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA.