Combined anti N-Methyl-D- Aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis with autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), with good clinical recovery.
Objective: To report anti NMDAR encephalitis patient, with evidence of AT, and to explain her clinical presentation, management and outcome. Background: Autoimmune encephalitis(AE) is nowadays…Task Specific Oromandibular dystonia due to Shisha (Hookah) Smoking- “Shisha Dystonia”
Objective: To report an unusual case of oromandibular dystonia due to repeated task of smoking shisha/hookah. Background: Focal task-specific dystonia is common in men, aged…A Case of Disabling Orofacial Dyskinesias Caused by Lupus Anticoagulant
Objective: We describe a 93-year-old man with subacute, progressive onset of disabling orofacial dyskinesias (OD), found to have positive lupus anticoagulant (LA) and anti-beta2-glycoprotein IgA…The clinical spectrum of movement disorders associated with neuronal antibodies
Objective: To describe the clinical and treatment characteristics of movement disorders associated with antibodies (Abs) against neuronal synaptic extracellular (NMDAR, LGI1, CASPR2, IgLON5, Glycine receptors…SLC20A2 mutation manifesting as very-late onset orofacial dyskinesia
Objective: We report two cases of genetically confirmed PFBC with a SLC20A2 mutation that presented with very-late onset orofacial dyskinesia. Background: Primary familial brain calcification…Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration treated with calcium disodium edetate chelation
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of calcium disodium edetate (CaNa2EDTA) chelation as a treatment for acquired hepatocerebral degeneration. Background: Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration is a rare…Oromandibular Dystonia as an Initial Manifestation of Parkinson’s Disease: 2 Case Reports
Objective: We describe an unusual initial manifestation of Parkinson’s disease, consisting of oromandibular dystonia. We also discuss the role of DaTscan SPECT imaging in the…Auto-antibodies and clinical-imaging associations in patients with Movements Disorders from a Neurological Institute in Mexico
Objective: Determine the prevalence of systemic and anti-neuronal antibodies in Movement Disorders patients from a third-level neurological hospital. Background: Autoimmunity is a common cause of…Unusual prolonged survival in multiple system atrophy: A case report
Objective: To present a case of a patient with multiple system atrophy (MSA) parkinsonian subtype (MSA-P) with unusual long disease duration. Background: MSA is a…Kratom withdrawal induced orobuccal dyskinesia
Objective: To describe the new observation of Kratom withdrawal that presented with the choreiform movement of lips and tongue. Background: Orobuccal dyskinesia is the hyperkinetic…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.