Cervical and axial dystonia in a patient with syringomyelia

Francisco Pereira da Silva-Júnior, Jasper Guimarães Santos, Flávio Augusto Sekeff-Sallem, Leandro Tavares Lucato, Egberto Reis Barbosa
2012 Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria  
Abnormal electromyographic activity is commonly found in patients with syringomyelia, but involuntary movements have only rarely been reported 1 . We have reported the case of a patient with large syringomyelia, who developed cervical and axial dystonia. CASE REPORT A 40-year-old woman presented with progressive sensory loss and weakness of the lower limbs, followed by urinary retention. Concomitantly, she developed repetitive
doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2012000900018 pmid:22990735 fatcat:jbwoqfq4c5fkjiqajh7gskm2mi