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Sudden Onset of Oromandibular Dystonia after Cerebellar Stroke

Open Access
|Oct 2014

Abstract

Background: We present the case of a 65-year-old female with sudden-onset involuntary mouth opening, deviation of the jaw, facial grimacing, and tongue movements that started 6 months prior to her admission.

Case Report: She was diagnosed with oromandibular dystonia. Differential diagnosis of oromandibular dystonia and various etiologies were investigated. Neuroimaging studies revealed a left cerebellar infarction.

Discussion: To our knowledge, this case is the first oromandibular dystonia presenting with cerebellar ischemic stroke. Possible roles of the cerebellum for the pathophysiology of oromandibular dystonia are discussed.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.209 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 26, 2014
Accepted on: Aug 19, 2014
Published on: Oct 28, 2014
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2014 Alper Akin, Rezzak Yilmaz, Ferda Selcuk, M. Cenk Akbostancı, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
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