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 9: Male presents with 3 years history of slowly progressive asymmetrical hyperkinetic movements

Contributor: Hrishekesh Kumar, MD, Head, Department of Neurology and Movement Disorders Clinic, Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

A 62-year-old male from a Aggarwal community in Northern India, presented with 3 years history of slowly progressive asymmetrical hyperkinetic movements. He also reports imbalance while walking for last 3 years. He walks with wider stance base and sways while walking. There is tendency to fall, especially when he turns around. This has also worsened since onset. Patient’s father and grand father had similar symptoms at later stage of their life. One younger sister who is 58 years old also has gait imbalance.

Further Reading

1. Choudhury S, Chatterjee C, Chatterjee K et al. Clinical Characterization of Genetically Diagnosed Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 12. Movement Disorders in Clinical Practice. Volume 5; Issue 1:39-46

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