title: Isolated facial myokymia as a presenting feature of pontine neurocysticercosis.
abstract: A 45-year-old healthy man presented with 2 weeks history of continuous rippling and quivering movements of his right side of face and neck suggestive of myokymia. MRI scan of the head revealed neurocysticercus in the pons. Treatment with steroids and carbamezapine produced a significant benefit. This is the first report of pontine neurocysticercosis presenting as an isolated facial myokymia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. rohitbhatia71@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Soaham
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Madakasira V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Padma
authors.forename: Kameshwar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Manjari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tripathi
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D011149:Pons / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D014743:Videotape Recording
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine