Transient blepharospasm secondary to unilateral striatal infarction.

Authors :: Grandas F
López-Manzanares L
Traba A
Source :: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society [Mov Disord] 2004 Sep; Vol. 19 (9), pp. 1100-2.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: We report on a patient who presented a transient eyelid motor disorder characterized by bilateral reflex blepharospasm as the main clinical manifestation of a right-sided striatal infarction. This case emphasizes the role of the nondominant striatum in the pathophysiology of eyelid motor abnormalities.

Subjects :: Aged
Blepharospasm diagnosis
Cerebral Infarction diagnosis
Corpus Striatum pathology
Electromyography
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Severity of Illness Index
Blepharospasm etiology
Blepharospasm physiopathology
Cerebral Infarction complications
Cerebral Infarction physiopathology
Corpus Striatum blood supply
Corpus Striatum physiopathology
Functional Laterality

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0885-3185
Volume :: 19
Issue :: 9
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 15372605
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.20109