Paroxysmal Ataxia and Dysarthria in a Patient with Demyelinating Disease
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 97-99, 2018.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
Paroxysmal dysarthria and ataxia is characterized by abrupt onset of dysarthria and ataxia of unilateral limbs for seconds. We present a 45-year-old female patient with paroxysmal symptoms of dysarthria, right-sided ataxia, and a persistent symptom of upbeating nystagmus. Her brain fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) magnetic resonance imaging indicated potential diagnosis of demyelinating disease. The paroxysmal and persistent symptoms have recovered after phenytoin administration. Sodium channel blocker may play a role in reducing the ephaptic transmission in a demyelinated or re-myelinated lesion.
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Assunto principal:
Fenitoína
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Ataxia
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Encéfalo
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Canais de Sódio
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Doenças Desmielinizantes
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Diagnóstico
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Disartria
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Extremidades
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
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