Sudden onset of oromandibular dystonia after cerebellar stroke.
BACKGROUND
We present the case of a 65-year-old female with sudden-onset involuntary mouth opening, deviation of the jaw, facial grimacing, and tongue movements that started 6 months prior to her admission.


METHODS
She was diagnosed with oromandibular dystonia. Differential diagnosis of oromandibular dystonia and various etiologies were investigated. Neuroimaging studies revealed a left cerebellar infarction.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this case is the first oromandibular dystonia presenting with cerebellar ischemic stroke. Possible roles of the cerebellum for the pathophysiology of oromandibular dystonia are discussed.
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Alper
A
Akin
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Rezzak
R
Yilmaz
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ferda
F
Selcuk
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
M Cenk
MC
Akbostancı
Dystonia; cerebrovascular disease; oromandibular dystonia