J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2003 Oct;21(5):555-559.
A Case with Recurrent Tonic Spasms After Acute Cervical Cord Myelopathy
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea. sjlee@med.yu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea.
- 3Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Korea.
- 4Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Korea.
Abstract
- Paroxysmal sensorimotor phenomena of the spinal cord have been associated with contrast material injection, transverse myelitis, spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis. We report a 48-year-old woman with recurrent tonic spasms, which occurred 1 month after acute cervical cord myelopathy. A tingling sensation beginning in the left leg was followed by painful tonic spasm and abnormal sensation of the upper and lower right limbs except the face. Consciousness, scalp EEG was normal and SPECT showed hot uptake in the cervical cord during spasms.
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