Case Reports
Sudden Onset of Oromandibular Dystonia after Cerebellar Stroke
Authors:
- Alper Akin
- Rezzak YilmazEmail Rezzak Yilmaz
- Ferda Selcuk
- M. Cenk Akbostancı
Abstract
Background: We present the case of a 65-year-old female with sudden-onset involuntary mouth opening, deviation of the jaw, facial grimacing, and tongue movements that started 6 months prior to her admission.
Case Report: She was diagnosed with oromandibular dystonia. Differential diagnosis of oromandibular dystonia and various etiologies were investigated. Neuroimaging studies revealed a left cerebellar infarction.
Discussion: To our knowledge, this case is the first oromandibular dystonia presenting with cerebellar ischemic stroke. Possible roles of the cerebellum for the pathophysiology of oromandibular dystonia are discussed.
- Year: 2014
- Volume: 4
- Page/Article: 262
- DOI: 10.5334/tohm.209
- Submitted on 26 Jun 2014
- Accepted on 19 Aug 2014
- Published on 28 Oct 2014
- Peer Reviewed