Syringomyelic dystonia and athetosis.
Two patients with movement disorders associated with syringomyelia are described, one of whom developed unusual torticollis, and the other had choreoathetoid-dystonic movements of the hand and arm. In each case, the movements resolved with decompression of the syrinx. The literature is reviewed and possible mechanisms explored.
Hill
M D
MD
Morton & Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto Hospital, Western Division, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Kumar
R
R
Lozano
A
A
Tator
C H
CH
Ashby
P
P
Lang
A E
AE
D000328:Adult; D001264:Athetosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002819:Chorea / Q000209:etiology; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome