title: Post-encephalitic segmental dystonia with apraxia of eyelid opening.
abstract: We describe a 34 year old woman presenting with a 25 year history of segmental dystonia with apraxia of eyelid opening, orofacial and focal upper limb dystonia following an episode of meningoencephalitis. Post-encephalitic apraxia of eyelid opening has not been previously reported in the absence of parkinsonian features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, 378 Alexandra Road, Singapore 159964, Singapore.
authors.forename: Min-Han
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Erle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001072:Apraxias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans