title: Cervical demyelinating lesion presenting with choreoathetoid movements and dystonia.
abstract: Pseudoathetosis and dystonia are rare manifestations of spinal cord disease that have been already reported in lesions involving the posterior columns at the cervical level. We report two patients with a cervical demyelinating lesion at C3-C4 level presenting with hand dystonia and pseudoathetoid movements. The movement disorder disappeared after steroid treatment. The cases we described highlight the importance of identifying secondary causes of movement disorders that can be reversible with appropriate therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: silvia.depasqua@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Pasqua
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cevoli
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calbucci
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy; IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liguori
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004421:Dystonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Demyelinating lesion; Dystonia; Pseudoathetosis; Spinal cord