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Topic: Behavior

Created on Wednesday, February 21 2007 by jdmiles

Last modified on Wednesday, February 21 2007.

 
        A) Dancing Eyes-Dancing Feet Syndrome
 
        B) Alpers' Disease
 
        C) Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
 
        D) Hemifacial Spasm
 
        E) Rett Syndrome
 

 

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This question was created on February 21, 2007 by jdmiles.
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A) Dancing Eyes-Dancing Feet Syndrome

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Dancing Eyes-Dancing Feet Syndrome is a cerebellar ataxia with polymyoclonus which may be postinfectious.  (See References)

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B) Alpers' Disease

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Alpers' Disease is a disorder which may be inherited or sporadic. It begins in early infancy with loss of smile, loss of interest in surroundings, episodes of sweating, seizures, and diffuse myoclonic jerks. As it progresses, there follows diffuse spasticity, blindness, delayed growth, and progressive microcephaly. In late stages, the patient is essentially decorticate. The etiology is not yet understood.  (See References)

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C) Tropical Spastic Paraparesis

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Tropical Spastic Paraparesis is a myelopathy related to infection with the HTLV-I virus. It is endemic to Martinique, Jamaica, Colombia and Japan. Key clinical signs include slowly progressing paraparesis with increased DTRs and positive Babinski.  (See References)

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D) Hemifacial Spasm

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Hemifacial Spasm is a disorder characterised by painless twitching of the muscles on one side of the face (in 5%, bilateral, but asynchronous when it is). Usually caused by arterial compression of the facial nerve, which results in focal demyelination followed by ephaptic coupling of parallel axons. It can also result from Bell's palsy. Medcial treatments include Carbemazepine, baclofen, gabapentin and botulinum toxin. Surgical decompression of the nerve is a highly successful procedure, with some risks, including monaural deafness.  (See References)

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E) Rett Syndrome

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Rett Syndrome is an X-linked dominant form of mental retardation primarily affecting girls. These girls develop normally until 6 to 18 months of age, after which they lose mental abilities and motor skills.  (See References)

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References:

1. Victor, M., and Ropper, A.H. (2001). Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York.

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