GENERALIZED MYOCLONUS AS THE ONLY SYMPTOM OF NEUROSYPHILIS

Authors
HEIDE G LINDEMUTH R SCHIMRIGK K
Citation
G. Heide et al., GENERALIZED MYOCLONUS AS THE ONLY SYMPTOM OF NEUROSYPHILIS, Nervenarzt, 68(10), 1997, pp. 845-847
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Nervenarzt → ACNP
ISSN journal
00282804
Volume
68
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
845 - 847
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-2804(1997)68:10<845:GMATOS>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Symptomatic myoclonus syndromes can be caused by a broad range of etio logical factors. We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who showed spontaneous and continuous myoclonus with predominance distally and in the arms as the only neurological symptom. CSF evaluation revealed ac ute neurosyphilis. Six months after antibiotic treatment, the movement disorder had disappeared.