Fatal encephalitis in a patient with refractory celiac disease presenting with myorhythmia and carpal spasm | Zendy

Dimberg Elliot L. | Zendy; Crowe Sheila E. | Zendy; Trugman Joel M. | Zendy; Swerdlow Russell H. | Zendy; Lopes M. Beatriz | Zendy; Bourne T. David | Zendy; Burns Ted M. | Zendy

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Fatal encephalitis in a patient with refractory celiac disease presenting with myorhythmia and carpal spasm

Author(s) -

Dimberg Elliot L.,

Crowe Sheila E.,

Trugman Joel M.,

Swerdlow Russell H.,

Lopes M. Beatriz,

Bourne T. David,

Burns Ted M.

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.21324

Subject(s) - medicine , refractory (planetary science) , disease , encephalitis , movement disorders , carpal tunnel syndrome , neurological disorder , central nervous system disease , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , immunology , physics , virus , astrobiology

We report the case of a woman with refractory celiac disease who developed abnormal spontaneous movements of the extremities and face consistent with myorhythmia. Investigation led to a diagnosis of encephalitis, confirmed by postmortem examination. The movements were likely caused by nonparaneoplastic encephalitis associated with refractory celiac disease. Etiologic and diagnostic considerations and treatment options are discussed. © 2006 Movement Disorder Society

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