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Opsoclonus‐Myoclonus Syndrome in Acute Cerebellar Ataxia –Clinical and electrophysiological observations of an adult case–
Author(s) -
TAMURA Kiyoshi,
KUROIWA Yoshigoro
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1971.tb01495.x
Subject(s) - myoclonus , opsoclonus , ataxia , cerebellar ataxia , medicine , cerebellum , vomiting , psychology , nausea , pathophysiology , neuroscience , pathology , anesthesia , biology , genetics , cell culture , neuroblastoma
Summary This is a report of opsoclonus and somatic myoclonus associated with acute cerebellar ataxia. The cardinal feature is the acute onset, after the brief prodromal symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, of dramatic cerebellar ataxia with opsoclonus and somatic myoclonus. The pathophysiological basis for this phenomenon is postulated.