title: Pelvic pain: an undescribed paroxysmal manifestation of multiple sclerosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Section of Neurology), National Hospital 'Marqués de Valdecilla,' Faculty of Medicine, SantanderSpain.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miró
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garcia-Moncó
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leno
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berciano
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine