Opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome in a seronegative patient with disseminated cryptococcosis: The first case report
Objective: To describe a 56-year-old man who presented with OMA due to disseminated cryptococcosis. Background: Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome (OMA) is a rare neurological syndrome,characterized by a…Topiramate responsive adult-onset opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome
Objective: Opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia (OMA) is a rare neurological syndrome characterized with with autoimmune background. However the exact pathophysiology is not clear. Most common underlying…Psychiatric profile in functional (psychogenic) jerky movement disorders
Objective: To systematically assess the psychiatric profile in functional jerky movement disorders. Background: Less and less emphasis is currently placed on psychopathology in functional neurologic…Oculopalatal myoclonus after stroke
Objective: Analysis of clinical course of oculopalatal myoclonus (OPM) and MRI images of the brain. Background: OPM are rare movement disorders connected with the injury…Ortostatic myoclonus: A report of four cases
Objective: To highlight the presentation of orthostatic myoclonus and to increase awareness of this syndrome amongst neurologists and physicians. Background: Orthostatic unsteadiness (unsteadiness on standing)…Symptomatic palatal and respiratory tremor with ataxia following fourth ventricle epidermoid cyst removal
Objective: Present rare cause of symptomatic palatal tremor and ataxia after fourth ventricle cyst removal with unusual respiratory muscle involvement. Background: Symptomatic palatal tremor (SPT)…The spectrum of CNS hyperexcitability in gluten-related disorders
Objective: To describe the clinical and neurophysiological spectrum of CNS hyperexcitability in Gluten-Related Disorders. Background: Gluten-related disorders (GRD) represent a spectrum of diverse manifestations sharing…The interrater variability in clinical assessment of post-hypoxic myoclonus
Objective: To investigate the interrater variability in clinical assessment of acute post-hypoxic myoclonus (PHM) after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Background: PHM is a clinical symptom that can…Persistent myoclonic dystonia due to SCL2A1 mutation
Objective: We present a young woman with myoclonic dystonia due to a novel mutation in SCL2A1 gene. Background: Mutations in the SCL2A1 gene can cause…A peripheral pathway to restless legs syndrome? Clues from familial amyloid polyneuropathy
Objective: To investigated if RLS is increased in familial amyloid polyneuropathy related to transthyretin (TTR-FAP) and to identify factors associated with RLS in this population.…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.