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A case of poststreptococcal opsoclonus‐myoclonus syndrome
Author(s) -
Dassan Pooja,
Clarke Charles,
Sharp David J.
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.21513
Subject(s) - myoclonus , opsoclonus , medicine , pediatrics , neurological disorder , central nervous system disease , psychiatry , biology , neuroblastoma , genetics , cell culture
High antistreptococcal antibody titer (ASOT) was measured in a 31‐year‐old Caucasian lady presenting with opsoclonus and myoclonus. She was treated with oral steroids and 8 weeks after the onset of symptoms she had a normal ASOT and only mild residual symptoms. This is one of the first cases of opsoclonus‐myoclonus syndrome developing, following a streptococcal infection in adults. © 2007 Movement Disorder Society