Epilepsia partialis continua with dystonic hand movement in a patient with a malformation of cortical development

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_BBC3349FFBC8
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Title
Epilepsia partialis continua with dystonic hand movement in a patient with a malformation of cortical development
Journal
Mov Disord
Author(s)
Zyss J., Xie-Brustolin J., Ryvlin P., Peysson S., Beschet A., Sappey-Marinier D., Hermier M., Thobois S.
ISSN
0885-3185 (Print)
ISSN-L
0885-3185
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2007
Volume
22
Number
12
Pages
1793-6
Language
english
Notes
Zyss, Julie
Xie-Brustolin, Jing
Ryvlin, Philippe
Peysson, Stephane
Beschet, Albert
Sappey-Marinier, Dominique
Hermier, Marc
Thobois, Stephane
eng
Case Reports
Mov Disord. 2007 Sep 15;22(12):1793-6. doi: 10.1002/mds.21489.
Abstract
Malformations of cortical development (MCD) with polymicrogyria and schizencephaly are due to abnormal cortical organization and usually manifest by intractable epilepsy and mental retardation. Epileptical activity is often hard to register and focal dystonia associated with such MCD has previously been described but without any metabolic imaging. We report here a 46-year-old man presenting with late-onset atypical abnormal movements of his left hand associated with right central region MCD. To demonstrate the involvement of an epileptical focus, we performed [(18)F]FDG-PET and fMRI both before and after a single dose of clobazam and diazepam, respectively. Characteristics of the abnormal hand movements, clinical response to the medication, and the result of the [(18)F]FDG-PET and fMRI investigations all favor the diagnosis of epilepsia partialis continua. We conclude that the dystonic movement is part of the partial seizure.
Keywords
Dyskinesias/*complications, Dystonia/*complications, Epilepsia Partialis Continua/*complications/*pathology, Functional Laterality, *Hand, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Cortex/*abnormalities/physiopathology, Positron-Emission Tomography
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