Subthalamic lesion and paroxysmal tonic spasms.
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.
Garcia-Ruiz
Pedro J
PJ
Department of Neurology, Fundación Jimenez Díaz, Madrid, Spain. pgarcia@fjd.es
Villanueva
Vicente
V
Gutierrez-Delicado
Eva
E
Echeverría
Amaia
A
Perez-Higueras
Antonio
A
Serratosa
José M
JM
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