Pelvic pain: an undescribed paroxysmal manifestation of multiple sclerosis.
We report a patient with pelvic pain as a paroxysmal manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS). This phenomenon has not been described previously; it can lead to diagnostic difficulties. Like other paroxysmal manifestations, it showed a good response to carbamazepine. The literature on paroxysmal manifestations of MS and some possible pathogenic mechanisms are reviewed briefly.
Miró
Julio
J
Department of Medicine (Section of Neurology), National Hospital 'Marqués de Valdecilla,' Faculty of Medicine, SantanderSpain.
Garcia-Moncó
Carlos
C
Leno
Carlos
C
Berciano
José
J
D000293:Adolescent; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010388:Pelvis
D002220:Carbamazepine