PAROXYSMAL CONVERGENCE SPASM IN MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS

Authors
POSTERT T MCMONAGLE U BUTTNER T POHLAU S MEVES S PRZUNTEK H
Citation
T. Postert et al., PAROXYSMAL CONVERGENCE SPASM IN MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS, Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 94(1), 1996, pp. 35-37
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Acta neurologica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016314
Volume
94
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
35 - 37
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6314(1996)94:1<35:PCSIM>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Paroxysmal phenomena are rare but relatively typical clinical symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) caused by abnormal excitation in demyelina ted plaques. We report the case of a 25-year-old woman with ocular con vergence spasms as a new type of paroxysmal phenomenon in MS. MRI reve aled the associated brainstem lesion in the region of the medial longi tudinal fasciculus. Bromocriptine treatment was successful in resolvin g the paroxysms.