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Dystonia gravidarum: A new case with a long follow‐up
Author(s) -
Fasano Alfonso,
Elia Antonio E.,
Guidubaldi Arianna,
Tonali Pietro A.,
Bentivoglio Anna Rita
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.21310
Subject(s) - dystonia , cervical dystonia , medicine , pregnancy , amenorrhea , pediatrics , neurological disorder , movement disorders , family history , surgery , central nervous system disease , psychiatry , genetics , disease , biology
Abstract We report a case of cervical dystonia occurring in a 33‐year‐old without personal history of movement disorder but with family history of essential tremor, primigravid, primiparous woman at 1 weeks' amenorrhea, resolved completely after delivery in the course of 3 months. Dystonia never recurred in the following 5 years. Several neurological disorders are known to occur or worsen during pregnancy. As far as we know, this is the second reported case of dystonia occurring during pregnancy, thus confirming that dystonia gravidarum represents a new entity and should be considered in women of reproductive age affected by dystonia, especially when presenting with rapid‐onset cervical dystonia. © 2007 Movement Disorder Society