Movement Inquisitive
About Movement Inquisitive
Movement Inquisitive is a free educational resource for MDS Members. This video quiz introduces patient cases of varying movement disorder types. One new case will be presented each month.
Watch the video and then answer the questions below to test your knowledge of this patient case. A correct answer is denoted by a green box and incorrect answer by a red box.
This project is coordinated by:
Dr. Prashanth (LK) Kukkle, DM
DM (Neurology - NIMHANS) | Fellowship in Movement Disorders (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Consultant Neurologist | Specialist: Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
Vikram Hospitals - Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Prashanth may be reached by email at drprashanth.lk@gmail.com
Case 3: This gentleman presented with history of abnormal contraction of the left hand, occurring intermittently since one week. Episodes lasted for a few seconds and the frequency has been increasing over time to almost continuous episodes.
Further Reading
1. Sarosh R. Irani, Charlotte J. etal. Faciobrachial dystonic seizures: the influence of immunotherapy on seizure control and prevention of cognitive impairment in a broadening phenotype, Brain, 2013; 136(10): 3151–3162
2. Mckeon A, Vincent A. Autoimmune movement disorders. Handb Clin Neurol. 2016;133:301-15
3. Thompson J, Bi M, Murchison AG, Makuch M, etal- Faciobrachial Dystonic Seizures Study Group. The importance of early immunotherapy in patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures. Brain. 2018 Feb 1;141(2):348-356
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