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Blepharoclonus and parkinsonism associated with aqueductal stenosis
Author(s) -
Gatto Mabel,
Micheli Federico,
Pardal Manuel Fernandez
Publication year - 1990
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.870050409
Subject(s) - aqueductal stenosis , hydrocephalus , shunting , parkinsonism , medicine , cerebral aqueduct , stenosis , surgery , central nervous system disease , radiology , disease
A 28‐year‐old man with a history of congenital hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis shunted at 45 days of age is presented. At age 4 years the valve had to be removed because of septicemia. Twenty‐three years later he developed parkinsonian signs and abnormal, involuntary rhythmic contractions of the eyelids. The latter were elicited on gentle eye closure. Parkinsonism promptly improved after ventriculoperitoneal shunting, but blepharoclonus persisted unchanged.