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Belly dancer's syndrome following central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis
Author(s) -
Roggendorf Julia,
Burghaus Lothar,
Liu WeiChi,
Weisenbach Simon,
Eggers Carsten,
Fink Gereon R.,
Hilker Ruediger
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.21394
Subject(s) - central pontine myelinolysis , medicine , basal ganglia , pons , movement disorders , psychology , surgery , anatomy , pathology , central nervous system , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , disease
We report on a woman with delayed‐onset of belly dancer's syndrome 5 months after central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis (CPM/EPM) and severe hyponatriemia. This case demonstrates that basal ganglia lesions in EPM can be the underlying pathoanatomic substrate for the rarely observed belly dancer's syndrome. The sequential appearance of extrapyramidal symptoms might reflect an ongoing but ineffective or deficient remyelination process. The presence of CPM/EPM should be considered in patients with involuntary dyskinesias of the abdominal wall. © 2007 Movement Disorder Society