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Belly Dancer's Dyskinesia: 3 Cases of a Rare Entity
Involuntary, undulating, or circular movements of abdominal wall muscles are a rare condition descriptively termed belly dancer syndrome or belly dancer's dyskinesia. Differential diagnoses range from cerebral, spinal, peripheral, hormonal/drug-induced effects to local or even unknown/idiopathi...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8921978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35350288 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000521813 |
Sumario: | Involuntary, undulating, or circular movements of abdominal wall muscles are a rare condition descriptively termed belly dancer syndrome or belly dancer's dyskinesia. Differential diagnoses range from cerebral, spinal, peripheral, hormonal/drug-induced effects to local or even unknown/idiopathic and functional/psychogenic causes. Thorough diagnostic work-up is mandatory and therapeutic options depend on etiology and include surgical approaches and symptomatic treatment. We present 3 cases of belly dancer's dyskinesia, in which differential diagnostic work-up did not uncover known etiologies for this movement disorder. Strikingly, 2 patients manifested vitamin B12 deficiency while 1 case showed values close to the lower limit of normal. While relevance of vitamin B12 levels remains elusive, all patients improved substantially following a combined therapeutic approach of clonazepam treatment and vitamin B12 supplementation. |
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