Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica
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Resumo: | Tonic spasms have been most commonly associated with multiple sclerosis. To date, few reports of series of patients with neuromyelitis optica and tonic spasms have been published.Methods:We analyzed the characteristics and frequency of tonic spasms in 19 subjects with neuromyelitis optica. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire for tonic spasms, by both retrospectively reviewing medical records and performing clinical assessment.Results:All patients except one developed this symptom. The main triggering factors were sudden movements and emotional factors. Spasms were commonly associated to sensory disturbances and worsened during the acute phases of the disease. Carbamazepine was most commonly used to treat the symptom and patients showed good response to the drug.Conclusions:Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica. |
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Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis opticaneuromyelitis opticatonic spasmssecondary paroxysmal dystoniaTonic spasms have been most commonly associated with multiple sclerosis. To date, few reports of series of patients with neuromyelitis optica and tonic spasms have been published.Methods:We analyzed the characteristics and frequency of tonic spasms in 19 subjects with neuromyelitis optica. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire for tonic spasms, by both retrospectively reviewing medical records and performing clinical assessment.Results:All patients except one developed this symptom. The main triggering factors were sudden movements and emotional factors. Spasms were commonly associated to sensory disturbances and worsened during the acute phases of the disease. Carbamazepine was most commonly used to treat the symptom and patients showed good response to the drug.Conclusions:Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2013-05-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000500280Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.71 n.5 2013reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/0004-282X20130021info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAbaroa,LuzRodríguez-Quiroga,Sergio A.Melamud,LucianaArakaki,TomokoGarretto,Nelida S.Villa,Andres M.eng2015-10-23T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2013000500280Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2015-10-23T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse |
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Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica |
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Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica |
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Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica Abaroa,Luz neuromyelitis optica tonic spasms secondary paroxysmal dystonia |
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Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica |
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Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica |
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Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica |
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Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica |
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Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica |
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Abaroa,Luz |
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Abaroa,Luz Rodríguez-Quiroga,Sergio A. Melamud,Luciana Arakaki,Tomoko Garretto,Nelida S. Villa,Andres M. |
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Rodríguez-Quiroga,Sergio A. Melamud,Luciana Arakaki,Tomoko Garretto,Nelida S. Villa,Andres M. |
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Abaroa,Luz Rodríguez-Quiroga,Sergio A. Melamud,Luciana Arakaki,Tomoko Garretto,Nelida S. Villa,Andres M. |
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neuromyelitis optica tonic spasms secondary paroxysmal dystonia |
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neuromyelitis optica tonic spasms secondary paroxysmal dystonia |
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Tonic spasms have been most commonly associated with multiple sclerosis. To date, few reports of series of patients with neuromyelitis optica and tonic spasms have been published.Methods:We analyzed the characteristics and frequency of tonic spasms in 19 subjects with neuromyelitis optica. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire for tonic spasms, by both retrospectively reviewing medical records and performing clinical assessment.Results:All patients except one developed this symptom. The main triggering factors were sudden movements and emotional factors. Spasms were commonly associated to sensory disturbances and worsened during the acute phases of the disease. Carbamazepine was most commonly used to treat the symptom and patients showed good response to the drug.Conclusions:Tonic spasms are a common clinical manifestation in patients with neuromyelitis optica. |
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