Status Dystonicus as an Acute Sequelae Following Anoxic Cerebral Damage

Background: Status dystonicus (SD) is the term used for extreme, continuous, generalized muscle contractions that are poorly responsive to treatment. Here, we report a rare case of acute hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy presenting with SD. Case Report: A young male sustained cerebral hypoxia followin...

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Published inTremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 9; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Somdattaa Ray, Ravinder Jeet Singh Sidhu, Pramod Kumar Pal, Ravi Yadav
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ubiquity Press 15.04.2019
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anoxia
Dystonia
emergency
hypoxia
status
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Summary:Background: Status dystonicus (SD) is the term used for extreme, continuous, generalized muscle contractions that are poorly responsive to treatment. Here, we report a rare case of acute hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy presenting with SD. Case Report: A young male sustained cerebral hypoxia following a cardiac event and presented with opisthotonic posturing and dystonia refractory to medical therapy. His serum creatine phosphokinase was high and his urine tested positive for myoglobin. Discussion: SD as an acute sequelae following acute brain hypoxia is rare. Management of brain anoxia is challenging, even more so when the presentation is compounded by refractory SD.
ISSN:2160-8288
DOI:10.7916/98r0-7438