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Case Reports
. 1984 Mar;34(3):321-7.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.34.3.321.

Action-induced rhythmic dystonia: an autopsy case

N Sunohara, M Mukoyama, Y Mano, E Satoyoshi
Case Reports

Action-induced rhythmic dystonia: an autopsy case

N Sunohara et al. Neurology. 1984 Mar.

Abstract

We studied a patient with action-induced rhythmic dystonia that followed a stroke. Postmortem studies showed an infarct in the right posterolateral ventral part of the thalamus. Electrophysiologic analysis indicated that the eliciting factor of the involuntary movement was an impulse, promoting voluntary contraction of muscle. CSF 5-HIAA content was low, and HVA was high. Administration of 5-HTP and clonazepam abolished the involuntary movements.

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