Complex hyperkinetic movement disorders: an unusual presentation in multiple sclerosis.

Dra. Rosana Herminia Scola – Serviço de Neurologia / Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR Rua General Carneiro 181 / 3 andar 80060-900 Curitiba PR Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Movement disorders (MD) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been few reported. The most common MD associated with MS are tremor and dystonia, but parkinsonism, myoclonus, chorea, ballism, paroxysmal dyskinesias and hemifacial spasm have been more rarely found in MS patients. Complex hyperkinetic movement disorders (CHMD) is the term used to describe patients who present concomitantly more than one type of MD, although there is not always consensus as to the type of motor symptomatology. We report on the first case of CHMD in a Brazilian patient with MS.