title: Syringomyelic dystonia and athetosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Morton & Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto Hospital, Western Division, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tator
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ashby
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: 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