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Paroxysmal dystonia with thalamic lesion in multiple sclerosis

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Paroxysmal dystonia (PD) is a usually painful, unilateral dystonic posture, precipitated by voluntary movement, tactile stimulation, startling noise or hyperventilation. We describe two cases of paroxysmal dystonia in multiple sclerosis, both with a critically localized lesion in the thalamus, contralateral to the paroxysmal symptoms. Only one other case of paroxysmal dystonia with a demyelinated lesion of the thalamus has been reported previously.

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  1. Department of Neurological Science, Second Neurological Clinic, Policlinico, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, I-70124 Bari, Italy, Italy

    A. Zenzola, M. De Mari & P. Lamberti

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Italy

    R. De Blasi & A. Carella

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  1. A. Zenzola
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Received: 4 July 2001 / Accepted in revised form: 17 September 2001

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Zenzola, A., De Mari, M., De Blasi, R. et al. Paroxysmal dystonia with thalamic lesion in multiple sclerosis. Neurol Sci 22, 391–394 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100720100070

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