title: Subthalamic lesion and paroxysmal tonic spasms.
abstract: Paroxysmal dyskinesia due to a subthalamic lesion is a rare finding. We describe a patient with paroxysmal tonic spasms due to a well-defined lesion in the subthalamic area. In this case, we confirm the nonepileptic nature of the episode and collect with detail the clinical features by means of a video-electroencephalographic recording. We also report an excellent response to carbamazepine in subthalamic paroxysmal dyskinesias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Fundación Jimenez Díaz, Madrid, Spain. pgarcia@fjd.es
authors.forename: Pedro J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Garcia-Ruiz
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Villanueva
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gutierrez-Delicado
authors.forename: Amaia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Echeverría
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perez-Higueras
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Serratosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013035:Spasm / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020531:Subthalamic Nucleus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014743:Videotape Recording