Myoclonus of peripheral origin: case secondary to a digital nerve lesion.
We present a patient with myoclonus of the left hand appearing 1 month after surgical correction of a stenosing tenosynovitis of the thumb. An extensive fibrosis of the external palmar digital nerve was shown, and the successful liberation of this median nerve terminal branch completely and rapidly eliminated the movement disorder.
Martinez
M S
MS
Department of Neurology Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra Pontevedra, Spain. mseijom@meditex.es
Fontoira
M
M
Celester
G
G
Castro del Río
M
M
Permuy
J
J
Iglesias
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000209:etiology*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000294:innervation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014743:Videotape Recording