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Opsoclonus-Myoclonus syndrome.
1 of 1 DESCRIPTION Opsoclonus-Myoclonus syndrome is a rare dyskinesia due to an underlying infectious, metabolic or neoplastic process. 1 It is frequently caused by neuroblastoma in children and breast or lung carcinoma in adults. It is characterised by high amplitude, multidirectional, arrhythmic and conjugate ocular saccadic intrusions without intersaccadic latency causing oscillopsia 2 and i...
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We analyzed the features of opsoclonus syndrome as a manifestation of post viral encephalopathy in 3 patients (one child and 2 adults). This is the first report of opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome in the Arabian Peninsula. Symptoms appeared a few days after a viral-like illness in all patients. We excluded the possibility of paraneoplastic syndrome as investigations were carried out and follow-up ...
متن کاملAdult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome.
BACKGROUND Little is known about adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS) outside of individual case reports. OBJECTIVE To describe adult-onset OMS. DESIGN Review of medical records (January 1, 1990, through December 31, 2011), prospective telephone surveillance, and literature review (January 1, 1967, through December 31, 2011). SETTING Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, M...
متن کاملThe neurobiology of the opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome.
Opsoclonus-myoclonus is a pervasive neurological syndrome of children and adults. Although rare, it raises important clinical and neurobiological issues. This article provides an overview of the clinical and laboratory features, differential diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of opsoclonus-myoclonus. It pursues immunologic, genetic, electrophysiologic, neurochemical, and other clues to a pharmac...
متن کاملOpsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome associated with cytomegalovirus encephalitis.
A 30-year-old man was admitted because of febrile respiratory infection and confusion. A lumbar puncture revealed mild pleocytosis and elevated protein. Continuous conjugate eye oscillations in horizontal, rotatory, and vertical direction and diffuse myoclonus were observed (figure; see video on the Neurology Web site at www.neurology.org). Cytomegalovirus (CMV) encephalitis was diagnosed on th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1995
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-9-8-9