Background: Cerebral arterial air embolism is often associated with an invasive iatrogenic etiology and a high rate of convulsive seizures. There are only a few descriptions of electroencephalogram findings in convulsive seizures due to cerebral arterial air embolism of noniatrogenic etiology. Herein, we describe the case of a patient with lung cancer and convulsive seizures with abnormalities detected on electroencephalogram caused by cerebral arterial air embolism of noniatrogenic etiology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFApraxia of eyelid opening (AEO) has been associated with levodopa. It has also been linked to impaired function of the frontal lobe, with the dopaminergic neuron projected to the frontal lobe. However, dopaminergic treatment for AEO is still controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRetrocollis can substantially disturb the daily living of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Clinician often encounter the difficulty in managing the retrocollis. We describe a patient with PD who presented with choreic dyskinesia and levodopa-responsive retrocollis.
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