Acute Onset Parkinsonism Secondary to West Nile Virus Encephalitis
Objective: To demonstrate a case of acute Parkinsonism caused by West Nile Virus (WNV) Encephalitis that improved with resolution of the infection. Background: Acute onset…Regardless of impaired renal function, negative myoclonus can be induced by gabapetin and pregabalin
Objective: This study evaluated pregabalin- or gabapentin-induced negative myoclonus according to renal function. Background: Gabapentin and pregabalin are commonly used to control neuropathic pain and epilepsy.…Drug-induced Negative Myoclonus: A Case Report
Objective: To report on a case of drug-induced negative myoclonus in a patient with a complex oral therapy. Background: Myoclonus is a shock-like jerk due…Adult-Onset Parainfectious Opsoclonus-Myoclonus: Report of Two Cases
Objective: Present two cases of Adult-Onset parainfectious Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome with fast and good recovery Background: Adult-Onset Opsoclonus-Myoclonus (AOMS) is a rare disorder. Two main causes…Steroid-responsive myoclonus in the context of pembrolizumab treatment: a novel neurological phenotype.
Objective: To outline a novel immunologically-mediated neurological adverse event associated with the use of a medication class which has an expanding range of applications [1].…High dose amantadine therapy may cause increased falling in Parkinson’s patients
Objective: To report a possible association between high dose amantadine and increased falling in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Background: Amantadine is used in PD…A retrospective analysis of clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of patients with myoclonus
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of patients with myoclonus and to identify the possible etiologies in different types of myoclonus based on…Generalised Polymyoclonus In a Patient With Central Nervous System Tuberculosis
Objective: Myoclonus associated with tuberculosis or following an infectious event is a transient event with an abrupt onset. It is a rare phenomenon and often…Dancing larynx syndrome associated with trigeminal neuralgia secondary to multiple sclerosis
Objective: To describe a rare a case of a patient who developed “dancing larynx”-like syndrome after gamma knife radiation for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) associated with…Tardive Myoclonus: A Case Report
Objective: To report a patient with late-onset myoclonus after treatment with antipsychotic drugs which is a rare variant of tardive movement disorders. Background: The use…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.