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Case Reports
. 2014 May;8(5):MD03-5.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7184.4339. Epub 2014 May 15.

Dancing eyes dancing feet syndrome-a report of two cases

P Jasminekalyani  1 , S Saravanan  2 , Sriramakrishnan V  3 , Radha M  3
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Dancing eyes dancing feet syndrome-a report of two cases

P Jasminekalyani et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 May.

Abstract

Opsoclonus Myoclonus (OMS) is a rare neurological disorder which appears to be the result of an autoimmune dysfunction. It is an extremely rare condition, affecting as few as 1 in 10,000,000 people every year. It affects 2 to 3% of children. Opsoclonus Myoclonus, which manifests itself as post infectious encephalopathy, occasionally along with HIV infection, post Streptococcal infection, West Nile virus encephalitis and Rickettsial infection, most often presents as a paraneoplastic syndrome, which is especially caused by occult neuroblastoma which is commonly seen in childhood and occurs in adults in relation to breast cancer and small cell lung cancer. In this study, two adult post infectious cases which had rare manifestations, have been presented. The cases were managed by using corticosteroids.

Keywords: Autoimmune disorder; Opsoclonus myoclonus; Paraneoplastic syndrome; Post infectious encephalopathy.

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Female patient with dancing eyes
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Male patient with chaotic eyeball movement
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