Sudden Onset of Oromandibular Dystonia after Cerebellar Stroke

BACKGROUND: We present the case of a 65-year-old female with sudden-onset involuntary mouth opening, deviation of the jaw, facial grimacing, and tongue movements that started 6 months prior to her admission. CASE REPORT: She was diagnosed with oromandibular dystonia. Differential diagnosis of oroman...

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Autores principales: Akin, Alper, Yilmaz, Rezzak, Selcuk, Ferda, Akbostancı, M. Cenk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2014
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25374766
http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8C24TN3
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: We present the case of a 65-year-old female with sudden-onset involuntary mouth opening, deviation of the jaw, facial grimacing, and tongue movements that started 6 months prior to her admission. CASE REPORT: She was diagnosed with oromandibular dystonia. Differential diagnosis of oromandibular dystonia and various etiologies were investigated. Neuroimaging studies revealed a left cerebellar infarction. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge, this case is the first oromandibular dystonia presenting with cerebellar ischemic stroke. Possible roles of the cerebellum for the pathophysiology of oromandibular dystonia are discussed.

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