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 10: Male presents with history of clumsiness of left hand

Contributor: Dr. Pramod Kumar Pal
Head – Department of Neurology
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
Bengaluru, India

An elderly gentleman presented with history of clumsiness of the left hand of recent onset. Workup for metabolic screening including renal functions, liver functions were within normal limits. The video shows three sections of clinical phenomenology, imaging findings and electrophysiological findings.

Further Reading

1. Rubboli G, Tassinari CA. Negative myoclonus. An overview of its clinical features, pathophysiological mechanisms, and management. Neurophysiol Clin. 2006;36(5-6):337-43

2. Tassinari CA, Rubboli G, Shibasaki H. Neurophysiology of positive and negative myoclonus. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1998;107(3):181-95

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