Spinal myoclonus associated with vitamin B12 deficiency.

Dogan E., Yuruten B.

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, cilt.109, ss.827-9, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 109
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.07.018
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.827-9
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: spinal myoclonus, vitamin B12, involuntary movements, glossitis
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We report a 85-year-old female patient with involuntary and regular movements restricted to abdominal muscles, resembling belly dance, with additional clinical features; ataxia, impaired cognition, neuropathy and glossitis. We initially excluded the possible cortical and spinal structural abnormalities with magnetic resonance imagings and performed routine blood analysis which revealed that serum vitamin B12 (vB12) level was under normal ranges. The relation of low serum vB12 level and myoclonus is speculative and very few studies have demonstrated such patients.