This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Lana-Peixoto, M A Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Lana-Peixoto, M A Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Simple phonic tic in multiple sclerosis

CIEM MS Research Center, Hospital São Geraldo, Federal University of Minas Gerais Medical School, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, lanapma{at}uol.com.br

A L Teixeira

CIEM MS Research Center, Hospital São Geraldo, Federal University of Minas Gerais Medical School, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The Brazilian Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (BCTRIMS)

Movement disorders occurring in association with multiple sclerosis (MS) are rare. Among them paroxysmal dystonia is the most common, although chorea, ballism, palatal myoclonia, spasmodic torticollis, writer’s cramp and generalized dystonia have been reported. We describe a 34-year old woman with MS who developed simple phonic tic characterized by throat-clearing sounds. Magnetic resonance imaging showed demyelinating lesions involving the thalamus and basal ganglia. This is the first report of tic disorder occurring as a manifestation of MS.

Key Words: movement disorders • multiple sclerosis • phonic tic • tic disorder

Multiple Sclerosis, Vol. 8, No. 6, 510-511 (2002)
DOI: 10.1191/1352458502ms829oa


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?