Post-encephalitic segmental dystonia with apraxia of eyelid opening.
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.
Tan
Min-Han
MH
Department of Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, 378 Alexandra Road, Singapore 159964, Singapore.
Lim
Erle
E
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