title: A case of painless arms/moving fingers responsive to botulinum toxin a injections.
abstract: Painless arms/moving fingers is a rare variant of the painful limbs/moving extremities syndrome (PLME) characterized by slow involuntary movements of the toes or fingers. Its typical form is associated with limb pain. We report the first case of painless arms/moving fingers and describe its favorable response to botulinum toxin A injections. The presence of dystonic symptoms in our case argues in favor of a possible implication of a dystonic mechanism in at least some cases of PLME.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1501 NW 9th Avenue (NPF), Room 4004, Miami, FL 33136, USA. csinger@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: Spiridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papapetropoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D001905:Botulinum Toxins