Trismus as a Presenting Symptom in a Case of Progressive Encephalopathy with Rigidity and Myoclonus.

In this report we present a clinical case of trismus. The patient in question showed symptoms of trismus for 3 days, rapidly leading to respiratory insufficiency. Afterwards she developed myoclonus and progressive encephalopathy.

Acute chorea caused by valproate in an elderly.

We present the case of an elderly woman chronically treated with valproate as migraine prophylaxis. She developed acute chorea secondary to valproate dose increase. Choreiform movements ceased following valproate discontinuation.