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Choreoathetosis in multiple sclerosis
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
|January 1, 1985
Summary
Extrapyramidal symptoms, like choreoathetoid movements, are very rare in multiple sclerosis. This report details a second known case of this unusual association in a patient with a decade-long history of MS.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neuroimmunology
Background:
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system.
- Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) are uncommon manifestations in MS, typically associated with basal ganglia involvement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report a rare case of choreoathetoid movements in a patient with a long-standing history of multiple sclerosis.
- To highlight the infrequent association between MS and EPS.
Main Methods:
- Case report detailing clinical presentation, neurological examination findings, and medical history.
- Review of existing literature on extrapyramidal symptoms in multiple sclerosis.
Main Results:
- A patient with a ten-year history of multiple sclerosis presented with choreoathetoid movements in both upper extremities.
- This represents the second documented case of choreoathetoid movements associated with multiple sclerosis in the literature.
Conclusions:
- Extrapyramidal symptoms, specifically choreoathetoid movements, can occur in multiple sclerosis, albeit rarely.
- This case adds to the limited evidence suggesting a potential, though infrequent, link between MS and specific movement disorders.