title: Alcohol-Sensitive Generalized Dystonia.
abstract: We report the case of a 29-year-old male patient with a generalized and progressive dystonia that led him unable to stand. Multiple antidystonic treatments were tried without benefit. Alcohol test was positive with a dramatic improvement. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of generalized dystonia without other clinical manifestations sensitive to alcohol.
authors.affiliation: *Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín"; and †Neurology Department, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Micheli
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uribe-Roca
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saenz-Farret
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000438:Alcohols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants